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100 ) , that “ the earliest authentic building that we have of the Hindu religion in
Hindustan is the great temple of Bhobaneswar ( in Orissa ) , built by Lelat Indra
Kesari , A.D. 657 , ” which , if true at the time he wrote , is hardly true now .
100 ) , that “ the earliest authentic building that we have of the Hindu religion in
Hindustan is the great temple of Bhobaneswar ( in Orissa ) , built by Lelat Indra
Kesari , A.D. 657 , ” which , if true at the time he wrote , is hardly true now .
Page 51
Outside the enclosure , to the north , is a large collection of deities , raised upon a
platform , called by the natives the court of Mahadeva . They are , for the most
part , male and female emblems . Several small idols likewise are built into the ...
Outside the enclosure , to the north , is a large collection of deities , raised upon a
platform , called by the natives the court of Mahadeva . They are , for the most
part , male and female emblems . Several small idols likewise are built into the ...
Page 54
... steps further east is a temple built in honour of the same deity . The bull is a gift
of the Raja of Nepal ; and the temple , of the Rani of Hyderabad . On the south
side of the colonnade is an iron palisade , in the enclosure of which are two small
...
... steps further east is a temple built in honour of the same deity . The bull is a gift
of the Raja of Nepal ; and the temple , of the Rani of Hyderabad . On the south
side of the colonnade is an iron palisade , in the enclosure of which are two small
...
Page 55
There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern
side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably elevated , and upon it
stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back ...
There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern
side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably elevated , and upon it
stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back ...
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 ...
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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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