The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 73
... Mahadeva was so gratified with the piety of the old man , that he not only healed his sickness , but also caused him to become young again . In honour of this deity , therefore , the Raja erected the present temple , and gave it the ...
... Mahadeva was so gratified with the piety of the old man , that he not only healed his sickness , but also caused him to become young again . In honour of this deity , therefore , the Raja erected the present temple , and gave it the ...
Page 74
... Mahadeva endowed it with two remarkable properties ; the one , that of healing disease , and the other , that of ... Mahádeva ; and outside of it is a bull , for the god to ride on . their h gets the howeve or eleph To the right of Kálí ...
... Mahadeva endowed it with two remarkable properties ; the one , that of healing disease , and the other , that of ... Mahádeva ; and outside of it is a bull , for the god to ride on . their h gets the howeve or eleph To the right of Kálí ...
Page 75
... Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur- rounded by others of smaller stature . Passing beyond this square , we come to another , in which two ...
... Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur- rounded by others of smaller stature . Passing beyond this square , we come to another , in which two ...
Page 76
... Mahadeva . That on the left is called Daksheswar , the legend respecting whom fills several pages of the Kásí ... Mahadeva or S'iva . On one occasion , the story goes , Mahadeva assembled , for some purpose , all the gods of 76 BENARES ...
... Mahadeva . That on the left is called Daksheswar , the legend respecting whom fills several pages of the Kásí ... Mahadeva or S'iva . On one occasion , the story goes , Mahadeva assembled , for some purpose , all the gods of 76 BENARES ...
Page 77
... Mahadeva neglected to pay proper respect to his father - in - law in the presence of the deities ; and , consequently , on departing , the Raja relieved his feelings by showering upon him the following abuse : - " You have neither caste ...
... Mahadeva neglected to pay proper respect to his father - in - law in the presence of the deities ; and , consequently , on departing , the Raja relieved his feelings by showering upon him the following abuse : - " You have neither caste ...
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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