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EARLY WORSHIP Dyaus - pitar , as Heavenly Father , and Prithivi , the earth , as
Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firmament , the upholder of heaven and
earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose
breath ...
EARLY WORSHIP Dyaus - pitar , as Heavenly Father , and Prithivi , the earth , as
Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firmament , the upholder of heaven and
earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose
breath ...
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They were refreshed with Soma , the nectar of the gods , and with milk from the
earthly cows , which had their counterpart in the heavenly cattle — the clouds of
the sky . The god Agni — Fire and Light — was brought down to the earth by the ...
They were refreshed with Soma , the nectar of the gods , and with milk from the
earthly cows , which had their counterpart in the heavenly cattle — the clouds of
the sky . The god Agni — Fire and Light — was brought down to the earth by the ...
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High - caste and low - caste , Brahmin and Sudra , bathe side by side , for the
holy Ganges , descending from heaven and falling over Shiva ' s brow , not only
effaces caste distinctions , but affords a panacea for most of the ills , bodily and ...
High - caste and low - caste , Brahmin and Sudra , bathe side by side , for the
holy Ganges , descending from heaven and falling over Shiva ' s brow , not only
effaces caste distinctions , but affords a panacea for most of the ills , bodily and ...
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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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