The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 98
... Siva immediately began to see with it , and from that time forwards pos- sessed three organs of vision . There is , however , another tale connected with this temple and the third eye of S'iva . Tradition affirms , that the emblem of ...
... Siva immediately began to see with it , and from that time forwards pos- sessed three organs of vision . There is , however , another tale connected with this temple and the third eye of S'iva . Tradition affirms , that the emblem of ...
Page 100
... Siva carved upon it . The actual number cut out on the superficies of the stone is not more than a few hundred ; but the Hindus are not particular in their definition of numbers . In the south - west corner , a peepul tree grows , near ...
... Siva carved upon it . The actual number cut out on the superficies of the stone is not more than a few hundred ; but the Hindus are not particular in their definition of numbers . In the south - west corner , a peepul tree grows , near ...
Page 103
... Siva's wife , Párvatí . small oil lamp is kept constantly burning not far from the idol , whose daily supply of water and flowers , —the offerings of his worshippers , -would be enough , did he possess the flesh and blood of a human ...
... Siva's wife , Párvatí . small oil lamp is kept constantly burning not far from the idol , whose daily supply of water and flowers , —the offerings of his worshippers , -would be enough , did he possess the flesh and blood of a human ...
Page 108
... Siva . An ordinary observer would be in ignorance of the fact that these are filled with idols , and would scarcely imagine that he was walking upon the top of a long succession of shrines , and over the heads of hundreds of gods . He ...
... Siva . An ordinary observer would be in ignorance of the fact that these are filled with idols , and would scarcely imagine that he was walking upon the top of a long succession of shrines , and over the heads of hundreds of gods . He ...
Page 114
... Siva , with a snake creeping up it ; and on the horizontal stone , which is always connected with it , are carved ten other emblems , exact counterparts of the entire idol , with the exception of the snake . On the sides of the ...
... Siva , with a snake creeping up it ; and on the horizontal stone , which is always connected with it , are carved ten other emblems , exact counterparts of the entire idol , with the exception of the snake . On the sides of the ...
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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