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ON THE GANGESThe river at dawn and sunrise - Rites and ceremonies of the
bathers — Ganges water - Funeral rites — The Dîwâlî festival - 90 CHAPTER VII .
THE GHÂTS - Asi SANGAM TO NEPALI GHÂTDasâsainedh Ghất - - The Kálî ...
ON THE GANGESThe river at dawn and sunrise - Rites and ceremonies of the
bathers — Ganges water - Funeral rites — The Dîwâlî festival - 90 CHAPTER VII .
THE GHÂTS - Asi SANGAM TO NEPALI GHÂTDasâsainedh Ghất - - The Kálî ...
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The number of verses used together , the accent and intonation , all had a share
in the efficacy of the rites . A form of recitation is given in the Aitareya Brahmana
which is called the rite of dûrohana , or the ascent into heaven . “ After the ...
The number of verses used together , the accent and intonation , all had a share
in the efficacy of the rites . A form of recitation is given in the Aitareya Brahmana
which is called the rite of dûrohana , or the ascent into heaven . “ After the ...
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BRAHMINICAL RITES 37 was imwa an nan on vas СС As the ultimate aim was to
render humanity im mortal , and the sacrificial science was based on an
imaginary science of the celestial world , everything abnormal , weird , and
uncanny ...
BRAHMINICAL RITES 37 was imwa an nan on vas СС As the ultimate aim was to
render humanity im mortal , and the sacrificial science was based on an
imaginary science of the celestial world , everything abnormal , weird , and
uncanny ...
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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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