Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... road . The latter describes a rough semicircle round the city , the centre being the Manikarnika well , the first place of pilgrimage , and the radius a distance of five kôs , or about ten miles . The sacrificial virtue of Shiva's city ...
... road . The latter describes a rough semicircle round the city , the centre being the Manikarnika well , the first place of pilgrimage , and the radius a distance of five kôs , or about ten miles . The sacrificial virtue of Shiva's city ...
Page 186
... ROAD THE PILGRIMAGE OF THE SOUL One of the spiritual aids which Benares is supposed to afford to Hindus is that it ... road , the sacred road which limits the area of Benares on the land side . Throughout its length of about fifty miles ...
... ROAD THE PILGRIMAGE OF THE SOUL One of the spiritual aids which Benares is supposed to afford to Hindus is that it ... road , the sacred road which limits the area of Benares on the land side . Throughout its length of about fifty miles ...
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... road may have varied from time to time , but the practice of circumambulating a shrine , or other holy place , is one of the most ancient of religious observances , and it is interesting to note that the recent Tibet expedition found ...
... road may have varied from time to time , but the practice of circumambulating a shrine , or other holy place , is one of the most ancient of religious observances , and it is interesting to note that the recent Tibet expedition found ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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