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Page 63
... which fills up a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle
itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part .
conThe base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
63.
... which fills up a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle
itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part .
conThe base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
63.
Page 64
conThe base of the tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a
castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises to a
siderable height . The shaft is surrounded by an immense number of small
domes ...
conThe base of the tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a
castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises to a
siderable height . The shaft is surrounded by an immense number of small
domes ...
Page 70
The upper part of the tower has been entirely removed , in order to lessen the
weight resting upon the base of the building Upon the Manikarņiká ghát or stairs ,
on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeswar temple , is a large round
...
The upper part of the tower has been entirely removed , in order to lessen the
weight resting upon the base of the building Upon the Manikarņiká ghát or stairs ,
on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeswar temple , is a large round
...
Page 70
A temple to the left of the south turret is rent from the summit to the base ; and the
entire building is so dilapidated , that it looks as if it had been shaken by an
earthquake . The ghát itself , and also the stairs leading up to the top of the huge
...
A temple to the left of the south turret is rent from the summit to the base ; and the
entire building is so dilapidated , that it looks as if it had been shaken by an
earthquake . The ghát itself , and also the stairs leading up to the top of the huge
...
Page 100
There is , also , an image looking like a huge club , which is not honoured with a
residence , but stands apart from all the shrines . It is made of stone , and is three
feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot ...
There is , also , an image looking like a huge club , which is not honoured with a
residence , but stands apart from all the shrines . It is made of stone , and is three
feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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