The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 61
... Ghát . Legends respecting the Well . Temple of Tárakes war . Sindhia Ghat and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghat . — Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkandeswar and Dakshes war . - Legend of Raja Daksh . - Temples of Alpmrites war and ...
... Ghát . Legends respecting the Well . Temple of Tárakes war . Sindhia Ghat and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghat . — Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkandeswar and Dakshes war . - Legend of Raja Daksh . - Temples of Alpmrites war and ...
Page 70
... ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called Charaṇa - páduká , projecting slightly from the pavement ; and in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which ...
... ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called Charaṇa - páduká , projecting slightly from the pavement ; and in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which ...
Page 70
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Photographed by D. Treshan , Esq . TEMPLE AT MANIKARNIKÁ Ghát . Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . RAJA OF NAGPORE'S.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Photographed by D. Treshan , Esq . TEMPLE AT MANIKARNIKÁ Ghát . Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . RAJA OF NAGPORE'S.
Page 70
... ghát , while the most sacred of all the gháts in Benares , is also the intermediate point of them all ; so that , were the city divided into two por- tions at this place , they would be nearly equal in ex- tent . Ascending the second ...
... ghát , while the most sacred of all the gháts in Benares , is also the intermediate point of them all ; so that , were the city divided into two por- tions at this place , they would be nearly equal in ex- tent . Ascending the second ...
Page 70
... ghát are Sindhia ghát and the Raja of Nagpore's ghát , the former of which is remark- able not only for the massiveness of its masonry , but also for the circumstance that the entire structure has sunk several feet into the earth since ...
... ghát are Sindhia ghát and the Raja of Nagpore's ghát , the former of which is remark- able not only for the massiveness of its masonry , but also for the circumstance that the entire structure has sunk several feet into the earth since ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship