Banaras, City of LightColumbia University Press, 1999 - 427 pages "In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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... temple : the birthplace of Krishna in Mathurā and the Kāshī Vishvan- atha temple in Banāras . As will be evident in these pages , the history of Kāshī Vishvanatha temple also called Vishveshvara , the " Lord of All the World " —is ...
... temple : the birthplace of Krishna in Mathurā and the Kāshī Vishvan- atha temple in Banāras . As will be evident in these pages , the history of Kāshī Vishvanatha temple also called Vishveshvara , the " Lord of All the World " —is ...
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... temple became popularly known as the " Jnāna Vāpī mosque " because of its proximity to the Hindu " Well of Wis- dom , " a deep circular sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this ...
... temple became popularly known as the " Jnāna Vāpī mosque " because of its proximity to the Hindu " Well of Wis- dom , " a deep circular sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this ...
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... temple into sharp focus for adoration and praise . Here that center is Kashi . In addition to and often as part of ... temples in relation to one another with such precision that it enables one to construct a picture of the city and its ...
... temple into sharp focus for adoration and praise . Here that center is Kashi . In addition to and often as part of ... temples in relation to one another with such precision that it enables one to construct a picture of the city and its ...
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... temples , were destroyed by Muslims several times between the twelfth and the seventeenth centuries , and in the ... temple com- plex ) , and vyasas ( storytellers ) . These people were invaluable guides , safeguarding against either ...
... temples , were destroyed by Muslims several times between the twelfth and the seventeenth centuries , and in the ... temple com- plex ) , and vyasas ( storytellers ) . These people were invaluable guides , safeguarding against either ...
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... temple O Vishnu temple * Ganesha temple Bhairava temple Sun temple Kund Durga Kund Road 39 Madanpura Road Bengali Tolá Sonarpura Road Dashashyamedha Ghat Chaumsathi 38 Ghat Chauki Ghat ( Nagas ) Kedara 40 Ghat Harishchandra Ghat Hanuman ...
... temple O Vishnu temple * Ganesha temple Bhairava temple Sun temple Kund Durga Kund Road 39 Madanpura Road Bengali Tolá Sonarpura Road Dashashyamedha Ghat Chaumsathi 38 Ghat Chauki Ghat ( Nagas ) Kedara 40 Ghat Harishchandra Ghat Hanuman ...
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Adi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahma brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. city's cremation ground Dandapani darshana Dashashvamedha death deities Devi dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Gangā Gauri Ghat goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodari moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nārāyana Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchaganga Panchakroshi Road Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayaga Purāna Rāma Rāmāyana religious rites ritual riverfront sacred city sage Sankatā sannyasins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story symbol tīrthas tradition Trilochana Tulsi Vāpī Varana Vārānasī Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas