Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... virtue of the city and environs - The up - to - date Indian's transformation - The cantonment - Streets - Symbol ... virtues of pilgrimages - The Panch - kôsi road and village of Khandawa - Shradha ceremonies for the repose of the souls ...
... virtue of the city and environs - The up - to - date Indian's transformation - The cantonment - Streets - Symbol ... virtues of pilgrimages - The Panch - kôsi road and village of Khandawa - Shradha ceremonies for the repose of the souls ...
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... virtue . Do not neglect the study of the Vedas . Having paid the honorarium to your preceptor ( i.e. having returned home at the close of your studies ) , do not cut off the line of children ( i.e. marry and bring up a family ) . Do not ...
... virtue . Do not neglect the study of the Vedas . Having paid the honorarium to your preceptor ( i.e. having returned home at the close of your studies ) , do not cut off the line of children ( i.e. marry and bring up a family ) . Do not ...
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... virtue which was in him left him . It entered into the horse . They sacri- ficed a horse ; when it was sacrificed , the sacrificial virtue left it and entered into a cow . When the cow was sacrificed , the sacrificial virtue which it ...
... virtue which was in him left him . It entered into the horse . They sacri- ficed a horse ; when it was sacrificed , the sacrificial virtue left it and entered into a cow . When the cow was sacrificed , the sacrificial virtue which it ...
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