The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Shrines of Márkandeswar and Daksheswar . Legend of Raja Daksh . Temples of Alpmriteswar and Ratneswar . CHAPTER V. - - Legend respecting Divodás . - Temple of Divodáseśwar . The Well Dharm - kúp . - Rádhá - Krishna . - The Nág - Kúán ...
... Shrines of Márkandeswar and Daksheswar . Legend of Raja Daksh . Temples of Alpmriteswar and Ratneswar . CHAPTER V. - - Legend respecting Divodás . - Temple of Divodáseśwar . The Well Dharm - kúp . - Rádhá - Krishna . - The Nág - Kúán ...
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... shrines , and minarets , 1 See Appendix B. 2 This conjecture regarding the population of Benares is not correct . The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too low an estimate . The number of pilgrims ...
... shrines , and minarets , 1 See Appendix B. 2 This conjecture regarding the population of Benares is not correct . The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too low an estimate . The number of pilgrims ...
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... shrines and sacred places , and to take note merely of the manifold signs and mani- festations of Hinduism which he would find there , and then to quit the city without inquiring further , without turning his attention to those silent ...
... shrines and sacred places , and to take note merely of the manifold signs and mani- festations of Hinduism which he would find there , and then to quit the city without inquiring further , without turning his attention to those silent ...
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... shrines . It is right that Europeans should clearly understand , that this spirit of Mohammedanism is unchangeable , and that , if , by any mischance , India should again come into the possession of men of this creed , all the churches ...
... shrines . It is right that Europeans should clearly understand , that this spirit of Mohammedanism is unchangeable , and that , if , by any mischance , India should again come into the possession of men of this creed , all the churches ...
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... shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers , indeed , must have been in a state of decay . The anarchy that prevailed throughout the Mogul empire after the ...
... shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers , indeed , must have been in a state of decay . The anarchy that prevailed throughout the Mogul empire after the ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Brahmá Brahmans Buddha Buddhist building built called carved centre century chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess gods ground Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols images inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla Manikarniká Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque native neighbourhood niche northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present priests quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Raja of Nepal Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable residence river road ruins Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured side Siva small shrine spot square stairs stands stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship
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Page 198 - I resolved," — these are the words of Hastings himself, — "to draw from his guilt the means of relief to the Company's distresses, to make him pay largely for his pardon, or to exact a severe vengeance for past delinquency.
Page 5 - Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles, and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere.
Page 5 - Benares, a city which in wealth, population, dignity, and sanctity, was among the foremost of Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls.
Page 5 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable...
Page 5 - Hindus from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandize.
Page 236 - Brahmani geese, while the two farther ones carry only single birds. Over the - nearest pair of geese, on the right hand of the figure, there is a frog. The attitudes of the birds are all good, and even that of the human figure is easy, although formal. The lotus scroll, with its flowing lines of graceful stalk, mingled with tender buds, and full blown flowers, and delicate leaves, is very rich and very beautiful.
Page 40 - Moreover, it is of great importance to bear in mind, that, as a man can hardly be better than his religion, the nature of the Hindu partakes of the supposed nature of the gods whom he worships. And what is that nature ? According to the traditions handed about amongst the natives, and constantly dwelt upon in their conversation, and referred to in their popular songs, which, perhaps, would be sufficient proof...
Page xxix - History of Bengal, p. 36. Elsewhere we read, that, " having broken the idols in above a thousand temples, he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God.
Page 189 - ... and an expression of sympathy with these holy mourners, would sufficiently comfort them, and give them an ostensible reason for returning to their usual employment. Accordingly, all the British functionaries went to the principal ghat, expressed their sorrow for the distress in which they saw them, but reasoned with them on the absurdity of punishing themselves for an act in which they had no share, and which they had done their utmost to prevent or to avenge.