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Page 28
... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the
elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at
once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary development which the
style — the ...
... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the
elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at
once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary development which the
style — the ...
Page 29
Now , as some of the beautifully carved pillars at Bhilsa were set up in the second
or third century before Christ , we must be careful in our estimate of the date to
which the Ráj Ghát pillars , which are of singular excellency and purity of style ...
Now , as some of the beautifully carved pillars at Bhilsa were set up in the second
or third century before Christ , we must be careful in our estimate of the date to
which the Ráj Ghát pillars , which are of singular excellency and purity of style ...
Page 33
... part of the city , and was its chief defence ; but now it is only a remote suburb ,
with a mere handful of people in its immediate neighbourhood . The second in
point of time is the fort at S'iválá Ghát , some 3 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT
.
... part of the city , and was its chief defence ; but now it is only a remote suburb ,
with a mere handful of people in its immediate neighbourhood . The second in
point of time is the fort at S'iválá Ghát , some 3 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT
.
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of time is the fort at S'iválá Ghát , some four miles further south - west in the midst
of a dense population : it was the residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of Warren
Hastings , but is no longer inhabited by the Rajas of Benares . The third fort is ...
of time is the fort at S'iválá Ghát , some four miles further south - west in the midst
of a dense population : it was the residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of Warren
Hastings , but is no longer inhabited by the Rajas of Benares . The third fort is ...
Page 43
These blocks are still to be seen in various parts of Benares , the largest being
situated above the Dasáśamedh Ghát , near the Mán Mandil Observatory . In
regard to the number of idols of every description actually worshipped by the
people ...
These blocks are still to be seen in various parts of Benares , the largest being
situated above the Dasáśamedh Ghát , near the Mán Mandil Observatory . In
regard to the number of idols of every description actually worshipped by the
people ...
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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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