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 Kāsis 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 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