Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... heads on it , symbolizing the idea of Mahâdeva , or Shiva as Ishwara , mani- festing himself as the four gods - Brahmâ ... head . He is another son of Shiva , lord of the Ganas , the nine classes of inferior ENETTVERTAE TUMAIN TA TING ...
... heads on it , symbolizing the idea of Mahâdeva , or Shiva as Ishwara , mani- festing himself as the four gods - Brahmâ ... head . He is another son of Shiva , lord of the Ganas , the nine classes of inferior ENETTVERTAE TUMAIN TA TING ...
Page 180
... head towards the north , to cut off its head , and to fit it upon Ganêsha's body . The first creature they found was an elephant . So Ganêsha goes to this day with an elephant's head . The same story is given as an explanation why ...
... head towards the north , to cut off its head , and to fit it upon Ganêsha's body . The first creature they found was an elephant . So Ganêsha goes to this day with an elephant's head . The same story is given as an explanation why ...
Page 222
... head of the staircase and , throwing his whole weight on it , jerked the point upwards . His assailant retired with his hands cut to the bone . The howling mob turned heel also , after firing pistol volleys up the staircase , and ...
... head of the staircase and , throwing his whole weight on it , jerked the point upwards . His assailant retired with his hands cut to the bone . The howling mob turned heel also , after firing pistol volleys up the staircase , and ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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