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The detailed history of the petty kingdoms into which northern India was divided
would probably possess little interest , even if it were sifted out of the wild
legends which Eastern imagination has woven into it . Benares will always
possess ...
The detailed history of the petty kingdoms into which northern India was divided
would probably possess little interest , even if it were sifted out of the wild
legends which Eastern imagination has woven into it . Benares will always
possess ...
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The first definite historical event known about Benares is that the Kāsis , one of
the Aryan tribes which were then occupying northern India , established
themselves in the Ganges valley , near Benares , at a date supposed to be
between 1400 ...
The first definite historical event known about Benares is that the Kāsis , one of
the Aryan tribes which were then occupying northern India , established
themselves in the Ganges valley , near Benares , at a date supposed to be
between 1400 ...
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In the northern side of the city there are several Muhammadan mosques which
have been built out of the remains of old Jain , Buddhist , or Brahminical temples
or monasteries . The most interesting and picturesque of these is opposite to Kāsi
...
In the northern side of the city there are several Muhammadan mosques which
have been built out of the remains of old Jain , Buddhist , or Brahminical temples
or monasteries . The most interesting and picturesque of these is opposite to Kāsi
...
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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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