The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 56
... appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs from either ear , falling below the chin ; while above the figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to ...
... appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs from either ear , falling below the chin ; while above the figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to ...
Page 65
... appearance , and in order to make room for the modernized deity . There are other images in this temple ; among them , Mahádeva , Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a ...
... appearance , and in order to make room for the modernized deity . There are other images in this temple ; among them , Mahádeva , Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a ...
Page 73
... appearance . In some places the stones are more than two feet apart . The people residing in the neighbourhood say , that the ghát has sunk some ten or twelve feet in all , and that , inasmuch as stair after stair continually , though ...
... appearance . In some places the stones are more than two feet apart . The people residing in the neighbourhood say , that the ghát has sunk some ten or twelve feet in all , and that , inasmuch as stair after stair continually , though ...
Page 87
... appearance . He is playing on a flute ; yet is , nevertheless , holding in each hand a marigold and a rose - not artificial , but natural flowers . The temple contains a number of small paintings , a red idol of Gaṇeś , and a tiny ...
... appearance . He is playing on a flute ; yet is , nevertheless , holding in each hand a marigold and a rose - not artificial , but natural flowers . The temple contains a number of small paintings , a red idol of Gaṇeś , and a tiny ...
Page 113
... of the enclosure is a peepul tree ; and on a platform , surrounding its base , is a group of idols . One of these is Narsinh , an incarnation of Vishnu , and a monster of horrible appearance . His 8 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 113.
... of the enclosure is a peepul tree ; and on a platform , surrounding its base , is a group of idols . One of these is Narsinh , an incarnation of Vishnu , and a monster of horrible appearance . His 8 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 113.
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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