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
... deity within , representing the planet , exhibits a silver head , beneath which depends an apron , or what has the appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs ...
... deity within , representing the planet , exhibits a silver head , beneath which depends an apron , or what has the appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs ...
Page 62
... deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a silver mask or face ; but ...
... deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a silver mask or face ; but ...
Page 63
... deity . But to return to Bhaironáth . The wall on either side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself ...
... deity . But to return to Bhaironáth . The wall on either side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself ...
Page 65
... 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 shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox ...
... 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 shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox ...
Page 66
... deities . It is customary for the Hindus to commence every important religious ceremony , as , for instance , that of marriage , with the worship of them ; for , unless they be propitiated , they may vitiate the entire ceremony . The ...
... deities . It is customary for the Hindus to commence every important religious ceremony , as , for instance , that of marriage , with the worship of them ; for , unless they be propitiated , they may vitiate the entire ceremony . 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