Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... side by side , for the holy Ganges , descending from heaven and falling over Shiva's brow , not only effaces caste distinctions , but affords a panacea for most of the ills , bodily and spiritual , which afflict the distressed Hindu ...
... side by side , for the holy Ganges , descending from heaven and falling over Shiva's brow , not only effaces caste distinctions , but affords a panacea for most of the ills , bodily and spiritual , which afflict the distressed Hindu ...
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... side staircase , you pass under the Naubat Khāna , where musicians are chant- ing praises of the goddess with strange but not un- pleasing accompaniments . On the right side of the entrance is a fine little bronze lion of Durgā , and on ...
... side staircase , you pass under the Naubat Khāna , where musicians are chant- ing praises of the goddess with strange but not un- pleasing accompaniments . On the right side of the entrance is a fine little bronze lion of Durgā , and on ...
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... side , the Brahmin of the old school , jealous of his social privileges , and guarding the ancient forms of his religion from the taint of innovation ; and , on the other side , the Hindu who seeks to adjust the canons of his faith to ...
... side , the Brahmin of the old school , jealous of his social privileges , and guarding the ancient forms of his religion from the taint of innovation ; and , on the other side , the Hindu who seeks to adjust the canons of his faith to ...
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