Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Rites and ceremonies of the bathers - Ganges water - Funeral rites - The Dîwâlî festival · Page 71 980 CHAPTER VII . THE GHÂTS — Ası Sangam TO NEPALI GHẤT— Dasâsamedh Ghât - The Kâlî - puja - Sitala Ghât - Munshi Ghât - Yogic exercises ...
... Rites and ceremonies of the bathers - Ganges water - Funeral rites - The Dîwâlî festival · Page 71 980 CHAPTER VII . THE GHÂTS — Ası Sangam TO NEPALI GHẤT— Dasâsamedh Ghât - The Kâlî - puja - Sitala Ghât - Munshi Ghât - Yogic exercises ...
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... rites . By A form of recitation is given in the Aitareya Brah- mana which is called the rite of dûrohana , or the ascent into heaven . " After the invocation , the ascent of dûrohana is made . At first the reciter makes a pause at every ...
... rites . By A form of recitation is given in the Aitareya Brah- mana which is called the rite of dûrohana , or the ascent into heaven . " After the invocation , the ascent of dûrohana is made . At first the reciter makes a pause at every ...
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... rites , and the most lavish presents . The blessings to be gained and the evils to be avoided . by the performance of appropriate rites were both material and spiritual . The Brahmanas provide the necessary mantras for destroying ...
... rites , and the most lavish presents . The blessings to be gained and the evils to be avoided . by the performance of appropriate rites were both material and spiritual . The Brahmanas provide the necessary mantras for destroying ...
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