Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 82
... VESSEL years ago . It is not only in the attempts of the wealthier classes to imitate vulgar European fashions that the ... vessels , there is a marked absence of the sincerity and depth of feeling which are conspicuous in the older work ...
... VESSEL years ago . It is not only in the attempts of the wealthier classes to imitate vulgar European fashions that the ... vessels , there is a marked absence of the sincerity and depth of feeling which are conspicuous in the older work ...
Page 85
... vessels which fill the brass bazaar . The most characteristic are the lotas for Ganges water , made of brass and overlaid with copper , and chased with mythological figures and em- blems of Shiva or Vishnu ; the brass representing the ...
... vessels which fill the brass bazaar . The most characteristic are the lotas for Ganges water , made of brass and overlaid with copper , and chased with mythological figures and em- blems of Shiva or Vishnu ; the brass representing the ...
Page 86
... vessels is interesting in view of a statement recently made in the Indian Medical Journal , that water kept in clean copper vessels for twenty - four hours is probably rendered safe for drinking purposes . Every Hindu villager prefers ...
... vessels is interesting in view of a statement recently made in the Indian Medical Journal , that water kept in clean copper vessels for twenty - four hours is probably rendered safe for drinking purposes . Every Hindu villager prefers ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell No preview available - 2016 |
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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