Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... morning sun cast long shadows across the ghāt " Ancient Votive Stones Tomb of Lāl Khan - " An idyll of peace and self - satisfaction Panchganga 183 189 190 191 193 195 · 201 203 207 215 CHAPTER I IN THE VEDIC TIMES History , in the.
... morning sun cast long shadows across the ghāt " Ancient Votive Stones Tomb of Lāl Khan - " An idyll of peace and self - satisfaction Panchganga 183 189 190 191 193 195 · 201 203 207 215 CHAPTER I IN THE VEDIC TIMES History , in the.
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... morning of the 14th of August . The Raja came a few hours later , but was forbidden to come to the Governor - General's quarters at Madhu Das's gardens , and ordered to await a communication from the Resident . The next morning Hastings ...
... morning of the 14th of August . The Raja came a few hours later , but was forbidden to come to the Governor - General's quarters at Madhu Das's gardens , and ordered to await a communication from the Resident . The next morning Hastings ...
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... morning of the 14th , Wazir Ali and two hundred desperate followers , fully armed , each Muhammadan wrapped in a winding sheet dipped in Mecca's sacred well , started from Madhu Das's Gardens bent on the slaughter of every European in ...
... morning of the 14th , Wazir Ali and two hundred desperate followers , fully armed , each Muhammadan wrapped in a winding sheet dipped in Mecca's sacred well , started from Madhu Das's Gardens bent on the slaughter of every European in ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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