Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 33
... present , but invisible . The gods sub- sist on what we offer them here below , just as men subsist on the gifts ... presents of what they.
... present , but invisible . The gods sub- sist on what we offer them here below , just as men subsist on the gifts ... presents of what they.
Page 37
... present day many com- mon Indian customs and practices are exactly the reverse of those in Europe . The complication ... presents . The blessings to be gained and the evils to be avoided . by the performance of appropriate rites were ...
... present day many com- mon Indian customs and practices are exactly the reverse of those in Europe . The complication ... presents . The blessings to be gained and the evils to be avoided . by the performance of appropriate rites were ...
Page 126
... present Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A.D. It was a very fine specimen of the architecture of that period , and the beautiful stone balcony , which is the chief feature of the present façade , is part of the original work ...
... present Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A.D. It was a very fine specimen of the architecture of that period , and the beautiful stone balcony , which is the chief feature of the present façade , is part of the original work ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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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