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The caste system which was evolved out of these peculiar political and social
conditions provided , on the one hand , an automatic system of subdivision to
make room for social development and differences of religious practice ; and , on
the ...
The caste system which was evolved out of these peculiar political and social
conditions provided , on the one hand , an automatic system of subdivision to
make room for social development and differences of religious practice ; and , on
the ...
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BATHING AND ABLUTIONS 95 are saluting the sun by splashing water towards it
with both hands , or pouring out water ... the right shoulder to the left , and then ,
taking up water in the right hand , they will let it fall over their extended fingers .
BATHING AND ABLUTIONS 95 are saluting the sun by splashing water towards it
with both hands , or pouring out water ... the right shoulder to the left , and then ,
taking up water in the right hand , they will let it fall over their extended fingers .
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You may observe a young couple , lately married , entering the water hand in
hand , a corner of the bride ' s sari tied to the bridegroom ' s cloth ; or perhaps a
gray - haired pair , who thus celebrate an anniversary , or return thanks for
recovery ...
You may observe a young couple , lately married , entering the water hand in
hand , a corner of the bride ' s sari tied to the bridegroom ' s cloth ; or perhaps a
gray - haired pair , who thus celebrate an anniversary , or return thanks for
recovery ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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