Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... TEMPLES AND SACRED WELLS- The different classes of Hindu deities - Household worship— The Durgâ temple - The Ahmêty temple - Annapurna temple -Vishweshwar - The temple at Ramnagar - The Maharaja's palace - Temple of Bhaironath - Ganêsha ...
... TEMPLES AND SACRED WELLS- The different classes of Hindu deities - Household worship— The Durgâ temple - The Ahmêty temple - Annapurna temple -Vishweshwar - The temple at Ramnagar - The Maharaja's palace - Temple of Bhaironath - Ganêsha ...
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... Temple of Durgâ , or " Monkey Temple " - 163 Durgâ - 167 Mask of Shiva 169 In the Ahmêty Temple : a Brahmin performing his sandhya 170 The Ahmêty Temple 171 A Sacrificial Spoon - 175 The Temple at Ramnagar Mask of Bhaironath - 178 179 ...
... Temple of Durgâ , or " Monkey Temple " - 163 Durgâ - 167 Mask of Shiva 169 In the Ahmêty Temple : a Brahmin performing his sandhya 170 The Ahmêty Temple 171 A Sacrificial Spoon - 175 The Temple at Ramnagar Mask of Bhaironath - 178 179 ...
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... temple of Durgâ , the so - called Monkey Temple , is a good illustration of the type of a Benares temple , for being in the suburbs and not restricted by want of space , it is larger and more complete than most of the temples in the ...
... temple of Durgâ , the so - called Monkey Temple , is a good illustration of the type of a Benares temple , for being in the suburbs and not restricted by want of space , it is larger and more complete than most of the temples in the ...
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