Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... river or parallel to it . On the river - front they nearly all end in gigantic flights of stone steps leading down to the bathing - ghâts , for the city is built on a high ridge about a hundred feet above the river . After the mon- soon ...
... river or parallel to it . On the river - front they nearly all end in gigantic flights of stone steps leading down to the bathing - ghâts , for the city is built on a high ridge about a hundred feet above the river . After the mon- soon ...
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... river on a December morning : - There is a coppery glow on the eastern horizon ; the Ashvins , twin heralds of the dawn , are rising . Curling wreaths of evaporation rise from the placid river , and a blanket of white mist lies over the ...
... river on a December morning : - There is a coppery glow on the eastern horizon ; the Ashvins , twin heralds of the dawn , are rising . Curling wreaths of evaporation rise from the placid river , and a blanket of white mist lies over the ...
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... river from the Raja's Fort at Ramnagar , surrounded the palace , and fell upon the sepoy guard . The reinforcements which were sent arrived too late to prevent the massacre which followed . During the tumult Chêt Singh escaped to ...
... river from the Raja's Fort at Ramnagar , surrounded the palace , and fell upon the sepoy guard . The reinforcements which were sent arrived too late to prevent the massacre which followed . During the tumult Chêt Singh escaped to ...
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