Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... mosques to be built with the materials . The great mosque above Panchganga ghāt , whose lofty minarets dominate the whole city , is one of the memorials of his intolerant zeal . The northern part of Benares contains a few re- mains of ...
... mosques to be built with the materials . The great mosque above Panchganga ghāt , whose lofty minarets dominate the whole city , is one of the memorials of his intolerant zeal . The northern part of Benares contains a few re- mains of ...
Page 202
... mosque is built upon some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds it might be supposed to be one ...
... mosque is built upon some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . This , however , is mere conjecture . On equally substantial grounds it might be supposed to be one ...
Page 205
... 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 the lāt , which was then about 40 ...
... 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 the lāt , which was then about 40 ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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