Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... women are performing puja ” 131 133 - 135 " Like a painted frieze from Pompeii , or the decoration of an antique vase " " 139 Scindhia Ghât - 141 An Encampment of Sâdhus The Buildings at Ghôsla Ghât The Head of Bhîma Bhîma completed ...
... women are performing puja ” 131 133 - 135 " Like a painted frieze from Pompeii , or the decoration of an antique vase " " 139 Scindhia Ghât - 141 An Encampment of Sâdhus The Buildings at Ghôsla Ghât The Head of Bhîma Bhîma completed ...
Page 94
... women , and children ; cattle sunning themselves on the steps , goats and monkeys climbing on the cornices of the temples ; kites , pigeons , and parrots flying overhead - but , here , a corpse laid down by the water's edge ; a young woman ...
... women , and children ; cattle sunning themselves on the steps , goats and monkeys climbing on the cornices of the temples ; kites , pigeons , and parrots flying overhead - but , here , a corpse laid down by the water's edge ; a young woman ...
Page 134
... women's bathing ghât , glowing like a flower- garden with the colours of their saris . Further on , a forest of palm - leaf umbrellas , where men in crowds are bathing , praying , muttering their mantras , marking their bodies with the ...
... women's bathing ghât , glowing like a flower- garden with the colours of their saris . Further on , a forest of palm - leaf umbrellas , where men in crowds are bathing , praying , muttering their mantras , marking their bodies with 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