Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... offered human victims , the first- born of the family , as the supreme sacrifice . The horse was next in value , and after that the cow . As the science of the Aryan ritual became more developed , it was not considered necessary to ...
... offered human victims , the first- born of the family , as the supreme sacrifice . The horse was next in value , and after that the cow . As the science of the Aryan ritual became more developed , it was not considered necessary to ...
Page 81
... offer- ings of the pilgrims . It is certainly evident that many of those in charge of the temples , and more especially the low - class Brahmin Ganga - putras , or " sons of the Ganges " , who act as guides and instructors to the ...
... offer- ings of the pilgrims . It is certainly evident that many of those in charge of the temples , and more especially the low - class Brahmin Ganga - putras , or " sons of the Ganges " , who act as guides and instructors to the ...
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... offered at a stake close by . The goats are decapitated at one stroke of the knife , and the blood offered to the goddess , but the bodies are generally taken away by the sacrificers . The object of the sacrifice is various : sometimes ...
... offered at a stake close by . The goats are decapitated at one stroke of the knife , and the blood offered to the goddess , but the bodies are generally taken away by the sacrificers . The object of the sacrifice is various : sometimes ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell No preview available - 2016 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganêsha Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâlî Kâsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahâbhârata Mahâdeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kôsi Panchganga Pândava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Râma Râmâyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sîtâ Sitala soul spires spiritual stone story stupa Surya Syama symbol tion trees Trimurti Upanishads Vajrasena Vedas Vedic vessels village Vishnu Wazir Ali Wazir Ali's whole women worship Yama Yudhishthira