The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 47
... deity of Benares , and , in the opinion of the people , holds the position of king over all the other deities , as well as over all the inhabitants residing , not only within the city itself , but also within the circuit of the Panch ...
... deity of Benares , and , in the opinion of the people , holds the position of king over all the other deities , as well as over all the inhabitants residing , not only within the city itself , but also within the circuit of the Panch ...
Page 48
... deities who throng his dominions . His subjects must , first of all , worship him , and must bring their offerings to his shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond . Although without mouth or throat ...
... deities who throng his dominions . His subjects must , first of all , worship him , and must bring their offerings to his shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond . Although without mouth or throat ...
Page 49
... deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes his obeisance to the god either by bowing his head - his hands being folded in ador- ation or by prostrating himself upon the ground ; after ...
... deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes his obeisance to the god either by bowing his head - his hands being folded in ador- ation or by prostrating himself upon the ground ; after ...
Page 51
... 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 wall flanking this court . These are evidently ...
... 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 wall flanking this court . These are evidently ...
Page 54
... deity below . The compound mixture thus produced is necessarily in a constant state of putrefaction , and emits a most disgusting stench . The well is surrounded by a hand- some low - roofed colonnade , the stone pillars of which are in ...
... deity below . The compound mixture thus produced is necessarily in a constant state of putrefaction , and emits a most disgusting stench . The well is surrounded by a hand- some low - roofed colonnade , the stone pillars of which are in ...
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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