Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... shrines at Dasāsamedh , which are yearly dug out of the river mud . The superstructure of two of them has completely ... shrine seems to be of great antiquity , as its foundations go deep below the present slope of the ghāts . It may be ...
... shrines at Dasāsamedh , which are yearly dug out of the river mud . The superstructure of two of them has completely ... shrine seems to be of great antiquity , as its foundations go deep below the present slope of the ghāts . It may be ...
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... shrines in every part of India , and even penetrate beyond , into Baluchistan , Afghanis- tan , and Tibet . The armlets and necklets they wear are tokens of the pilgrimages they have made a white conch - shell indicates the great temple ...
... shrines in every part of India , and even penetrate beyond , into Baluchistan , Afghanis- tan , and Tibet . The armlets and necklets they wear are tokens of the pilgrimages they have made a white conch - shell indicates the great temple ...
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... 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 ... SHRINES 193 H.P.C. several smaller shrines . They each 192 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
... 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 ... SHRINES 193 H.P.C. several smaller shrines . They each 192 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
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