The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 20
... called from Lomasa the Rishi , which , from certain peculiarities in its construc- tion , may , it is conjectured , have been excavated prior to the Christian era , although the inscription which covers it is referred to a period so ...
... called from Lomasa the Rishi , which , from certain peculiarities in its construc- tion , may , it is conjectured , have been excavated prior to the Christian era , although the inscription which covers it is referred to a period so ...
Page 35
... called Káśí . The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hian , who travelled in India at the commencement of the fifth century A.D. , remarks , in the journal of his travels , that , following the course of the river Heng ( Ganges ) towards the " west ...
... called Káśí . The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hian , who travelled in India at the commencement of the fifth century A.D. , remarks , in the journal of his travels , that , following the course of the river Heng ( Ganges ) towards the " west ...
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... 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 wall flanking this court . These are evidently not of modern manufacture . Their ...
... 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 wall flanking this court . These are evidently not of modern manufacture . Their ...
Page 62
... called Dandpán , from danda , a stick , and , in common belief , is nothing less than divine . Whether from a desire to enjoy as much tranquillity as possible , or from the universal Hindu custom to shift anxiety and trouble from one ...
... called Dandpán , from danda , a stick , and , in common belief , is nothing less than divine . Whether from a desire to enjoy as much tranquillity as possible , or from the universal Hindu custom to shift anxiety and trouble from one ...
Page 64
... called , seve- rally , Dwárpáleśwar , which stand in niches , one on either side of the doorway . The trident , too , with prongs painted red , the symbol of Bhaironáth's authority , -stands up- right by the wall . The interior of the ...
... called , seve- rally , Dwárpáleśwar , which stand in niches , one on either side of the doorway . The trident , too , with prongs painted red , the symbol of Bhaironáth's authority , -stands up- right by the wall . The interior of 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