Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... holy city . Benares cantonment is , like many other Anglo- Indian stations , a collection of bungalows , with the usual barracks , club , court - houses , offices , official resi- dences , and hotels . It is not until one reaches the ...
... holy city . Benares cantonment is , like many other Anglo- Indian stations , a collection of bungalows , with the usual barracks , club , court - houses , offices , official resi- dences , and hotels . It is not until one reaches the ...
Page 100
... 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 spiritual , which afflict the distressed Hindu . The water is taken in ...
... 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 spiritual , which afflict the distressed Hindu . The water is taken in ...
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... holy place , is one of the most ancient of religious observances , and it is interesting to note that the recent Tibet expedition found crowds of Buddhist pilgrims circumambulating the sacred city of Lhasa . The pilgrimage of the Panch ...
... holy place , is one of the most ancient of religious observances , and it is interesting to note that the recent Tibet expedition found crowds of Buddhist pilgrims circumambulating the sacred city of Lhasa . The pilgrimage of the Panch ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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