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The great mosque above Panchganga ghất , whose lofty minarets dominate the
whole city , is one of the memorials of his ... mostly converted into Muhammadan
mosques , but in the heart of the city the only vestiges of its former architectural ...
The great mosque above Panchganga ghất , whose lofty minarets dominate the
whole city , is one of the memorials of his ... mostly converted into Muhammadan
mosques , but in the heart of the city the only vestiges of its former architectural ...
Page 202
The raised terrace in front of the mosque is built upon some very much older
structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihâra or temple
- monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds
it ...
The raised terrace in front of the mosque is built upon some very much older
structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihâra or temple
- monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds
it ...
Page 205
HINDU - MUHAMMADAN RIOT 205 built a mosque in its place . Since then the
terrace has been a frequent battle - field for contending Hindu and Muhammadan
factions . The Hindus , after the destruction of their temple , continued to worship
...
HINDU - MUHAMMADAN RIOT 205 built a mosque in its place . Since then the
terrace has been a frequent battle - field for contending Hindu and Muhammadan
factions . The Hindus , after the destruction of their temple , continued to worship
...
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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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