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Four of these streams , in small quantities , are believed to emerge into the
Ganges , through subterraneous channels , just in front of the Panchagangâ
landing . Relation des Voyages , etc. , by M. Langlès and Father Reinaud , Vol .
Four of these streams , in small quantities , are believed to emerge into the
Ganges , through subterraneous channels , just in front of the Panchagangâ
landing . Relation des Voyages , etc. , by M. Langlès and Father Reinaud , Vol .
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Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . - Benares , the religious centre of
India . The early history of Benares is involved in much obscurity . It is ,
indisputably , a place of great antiquity , and may even date from the time when
the Aryan ...
Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . - Benares , the religious centre of
India . The early history of Benares is involved in much obscurity . It is ,
indisputably , a place of great antiquity , and may even date from the time when
the Aryan ...
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... fabric of Hindu history , manufactured by themselves , will ever be satisfactorily
separated into its two component parts , is as hopeless as to expect that the
waters of the Jumna will ever cease to mingle with the waters of the Ganges .
... fabric of Hindu history , manufactured by themselves , will ever be satisfactorily
separated into its two component parts , is as hopeless as to expect that the
waters of the Jumna will ever cease to mingle with the waters of the Ganges .
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... as a Buddhist pilgrim , visited India in the seventh century of the Christian era ,
describes Benares as a kingdom “ about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty -
seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges ...
... as a Buddhist pilgrim , visited India in the seventh century of the Christian era ,
describes Benares as a kingdom “ about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty -
seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges ...
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... the freshness and all the beauty of her early youth . For picturesqueness and
grandeur , no sight in all the world can well surpass that of Benares as seen from
the river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the
...
... the freshness and all the beauty of her early youth . For picturesqueness and
grandeur , no sight in all the world can well surpass that of Benares as seen from
the river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the
...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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