Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 146
... shrine containing a small museum of brass and copper images , odd stones and shells , and symbols of the deity . Next to him , in front of a small stone RAM GHAT 147 temple , is one of those colossal 146 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
... shrine containing a small museum of brass and copper images , odd stones and shells , and symbols of the deity . Next to him , in front of a small stone RAM GHAT 147 temple , is one of those colossal 146 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
Page 148
... front of the temple , and , being perfectly erect , the observer might imagine that the sculptor's task was finished . The next day , how- ever , a sloping bank of clay is heaped up in front of THE HEAD OF BHIMA the terrace , and the ...
... front of the temple , and , being perfectly erect , the observer might imagine that the sculptor's task was finished . The next day , how- ever , a sloping bank of clay is heaped up in front of THE HEAD OF BHIMA the terrace , and the ...
Page 202
... front of the mosque is built upon some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds it might be ...
... front of the mosque is built upon some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds it might be ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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