The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 105
... base , upon which is a small shrine , containing a col- lection of idols ; while opposite to it is a stone figure of the goddess Párvatyeśwarí in bass - relief . This divinity was formerly one of considerable repute , but , from some ...
... base , upon which is a small shrine , containing a col- lection of idols ; while opposite to it is a stone figure of the goddess Párvatyeśwarí in bass - relief . This divinity was formerly one of considerable repute , but , from some ...
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.
Page 120
... base , and that , as the tree grew , it gradually enveloped the stone , which , being large and strongly fixed in the ground , was not expelled , but , on the contrary , became more firmly set by the lateral pressure of the tree . This ...
... base , and that , as the tree grew , it gradually enveloped the stone , which , being large and strongly fixed in the ground , was not expelled , but , on the contrary , became more firmly set by the lateral pressure of the tree . This ...
Page 144
... base of the wall , on the right - hand side as you enter . With one hand she grasps a lotos , and , with another a sword ; the third hand rests upon a lion , and the fourth , upon a buffalo . A verandah extends along two sides of this ...
... base of the wall , on the right - hand side as you enter . With one hand she grasps a lotos , and , with another a sword ; the third hand rests upon a lion , and the fourth , upon a buffalo . A verandah extends along two sides of this ...
Page 150
... base , is a well , in the shape of a parallelogram , containing water . This well is called Gaurí - kund ; and its water is famous for the imaginary virtue of removing three kinds of fever . To the west of Kedárnáth temple , at the ...
... base , is a well , in the shape of a parallelogram , containing water . This well is called Gaurí - kund ; and its water is famous for the imaginary virtue of removing three kinds of fever . To the west of Kedárnáth temple , at 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