The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... reverenced by the Hindus , -grasping the trident of S'iva , dug up the earth at this spot , and forthwith there issued from beneath a copious supply of water . Siva , on becoming acquainted with BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 53.
... reverenced by the Hindus , -grasping the trident of S'iva , dug up the earth at this spot , and forthwith there issued from beneath a copious supply of water . Siva , on becoming acquainted with BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 53.
Page 54
... Siva , on becoming acquainted with the circumstance , promised to take up his abode in the well , and to reside there for ever . It is stated , more- over , that , on occasion of the destruction of the old temple of Bisheśwar , a priest ...
... Siva , on becoming acquainted with the circumstance , promised to take up his abode in the well , and to reside there for ever . It is stated , more- over , that , on occasion of the destruction of the old temple of Bisheśwar , a priest ...
Page 56
... Siva , the god of the well , when the authorities caused the passage to be closed ; but , on the priests representing that their revenues would greatly suffer , were it to be kept permanently shut , permission was given for it to be ...
... Siva , the god of the well , when the authorities caused the passage to be closed ; but , on the priests representing that their revenues would greatly suffer , were it to be kept permanently shut , permission was given for it to be ...
Page 60
... have conferred one on them ; and , so long as he lives in Benares , he will pass his time happily , and , at death , will depart to the realms of ' Siva . 61 - CHAPTER IV . - Temple of Bhaironáth , 60 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... have conferred one on them ; and , so long as he lives in Benares , he will pass his time happily , and , at death , will depart to the realms of ' Siva . 61 - CHAPTER IV . - Temple of Bhaironáth , 60 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 76
... Siva , it seems , although a goddess , dies like common mortals ; but , unlike them , shortly after her death , she is born again into the world , and , assuming another name on arriving at maturity , is always married to the same ...
... Siva , it seems , although a goddess , dies like common mortals ; but , unlike them , shortly after her death , she is born again into the world , and , assuming another name on arriving at maturity , is always married to the same ...
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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