The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 53
... divine , and certainly not mortal , who , to the number of many thousands , are reverenced by the Hindus , -grasping the trident of S'iva , dug up the earth at this spot , and forthwith there issued from beneath a copious supply of ...
... divine , and certainly not mortal , who , to the number of many thousands , are reverenced by the Hindus , -grasping the trident of S'iva , dug up the earth at this spot , and forthwith there issued from beneath a copious supply of ...
Page 59
... divine honours . Near the temple of Bisheswar , and to the south of Saníchar , is a small shrine , dedicated to ' Sukreśwar , which is visited by persons desirous of becoming parents of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 59.
... divine honours . Near the temple of Bisheswar , and to the south of Saníchar , is a small shrine , dedicated to ' Sukreśwar , which is visited by persons desirous of becoming parents of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 59.
Page 61
... divine authority over both gods and men . He is bound to keep the city free from evil spirits and evil persons , and , should he find any such within its sacred precincts , to expel them forthwith . As it is through his care and energy ...
... divine authority over both gods and men . He is bound to keep the city free from evil spirits and evil persons , and , should he find any such within its sacred precincts , to expel them forthwith . As it is through his care and energy ...
Page 62
... 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 shoulder to another , I cannot say , but Bhairo has considerately issued his commands to ...
... 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 shoulder to another , I cannot say , but Bhairo has considerately issued his commands to ...
Page 63
... divine stick , -administer- ing , as he imagines , divine justice , as though it were the chief judge of the Sudder Adawlut , and is totally unconscious of the ludicrous position he occupies . The worship of Dandpán illustrates , very ...
... divine stick , -administer- ing , as he imagines , divine justice , as though it were the chief judge of the Sudder Adawlut , and is totally unconscious of the ludicrous position he occupies . The worship of Dandpán illustrates , very ...
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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