Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 49
... sculptures in relief of a lion , horse , bull , and elephant . The base of the column goes deep down into the ground ... sculpture in Chunar stone , illustrated on page 51 , represents him as the preacher , expounding the truth to his ...
... sculptures in relief of a lion , horse , bull , and elephant . The base of the column goes deep down into the ground ... sculpture in Chunar stone , illustrated on page 51 , represents him as the preacher , expounding the truth to his ...
Page 192
... sculpture belonging to a still older shrine . Among them is a piece of vigorous carving of those quaint and playful dwarf - like figures which are frequent in Indian sculpture of the early Buddhist times , when the disembodied spirit ...
... sculpture belonging to a still older shrine . Among them is a piece of vigorous carving of those quaint and playful dwarf - like figures which are frequent in Indian sculpture of the early Buddhist times , when the disembodied spirit ...
Page 199
... sculpture which are scat- tered about Benares and built into modern shrines and temples might throw much light on the ancient history of the city . Hitherto this work has been left chiefly to Europeans without sufficient critical ...
... sculpture which are scat- tered about Benares and built into modern shrines and temples might throw much light on the ancient history of the city . Hitherto this work has been left chiefly to Europeans without sufficient critical ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis 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 Brahmā Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghāt Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chźt Singh copper Dasāsamedh Ghāt Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgā earth European funeral pyres Ganźsha Ganges ghāt goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kālī Kāsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahābhārata Mahādeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kōsi Panchganga Pāndava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Rāma Rāmāyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyāsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sītā 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