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a stately pose and gait are carrying on their heads the finished vessels , baked in
a heap of cow - dung fuel , for sale in the village . Another roadside shrine farther
on contains a rude carving of an ancient village deity , hardly higher in the ...
a stately pose and gait are carrying on their heads the finished vessels , baked in
a heap of cow - dung fuel , for sale in the village . Another roadside shrine farther
on contains a rude carving of an ancient village deity , hardly higher in the ...
Page 191
VILLAGE LIFE 191 tall rea spire of a fine old temple , and the dense , rich foliage
of the sacred trees which cluster round it . It is in the village life , and not in the life
of the crowded cities , that Hinduism is seen at its best . The organization of the ...
VILLAGE LIFE 191 tall rea spire of a fine old temple , and the dense , rich foliage
of the sacred trees which cluster round it . It is in the village life , and not in the life
of the crowded cities , that Hinduism is seen at its best . The organization of the ...
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... and artisans ; the priest who performs religious ceremonies , and sometimes
the dancing girl who assists at festivities ; the guru who is the village
schoolmaster , and the accountant who acts as finance minister for these
miniature republics .
... and artisans ; the priest who performs religious ceremonies , and sometimes
the dancing girl who assists at festivities ; the guru who is the village
schoolmaster , and the accountant who acts as finance minister for these
miniature republics .
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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