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Page 33
At one time the gods and pitris were visible ; they still are present , but invisible . “
The gods subsist on ... come from heaven . ” As . nourishment for the gods , and
as thank - offerings for iman favours received , men must give presents of what.
At one time the gods and pitris were visible ; they still are present , but invisible . “
The gods subsist on ... come from heaven . ” As . nourishment for the gods , and
as thank - offerings for iman favours received , men must give presents of what.
Page 37
Even at the present day many common Indian customs and practices are exactly
the reverse of those in Europe . The complication of the Brahminical rites became
almost inconceivable . The great Horse - sacrifice , generally undertaken only ...
Even at the present day many common Indian customs and practices are exactly
the reverse of those in Europe . The complication of the Brahminical rites became
almost inconceivable . The great Horse - sacrifice , generally undertaken only ...
Page 126
The great building fronting this ghầt is the oldest of the palaces in Benares ,
having been built by Man Singh , Raja of Amber , and ancestor of the present
Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A . D . It was a very fine specimen of the
...
The great building fronting this ghầt is the oldest of the palaces in Benares ,
having been built by Man Singh , Raja of Amber , and ancestor of the present
Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A . D . It was a very fine specimen of the
...
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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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