The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 83
... feet , as his disciple . With this request Ganeś refused to comply ; but , taking advantage of the Raja's good opinion of him , he induced him to consent to follow out whatever in- structions should be communicated to him in a dream ...
... feet , as his disciple . With this request Ganeś refused to comply ; but , taking advantage of the Raja's good opinion of him , he induced him to consent to follow out whatever in- structions should be communicated to him in a dream ...
Page 85
... feet in height , fixed firmly in the ground . Each of the five shrines has a chamber or stall , in which several idols are deposited , one of which contains a representation of S'iva as Panchmukhi , -that is , the ' five - faced ' god ...
... feet in height , fixed firmly in the ground . Each of the five shrines has a chamber or stall , in which several idols are deposited , one of which contains a representation of S'iva as Panchmukhi , -that is , the ' five - faced ' god ...
Page 88
... feet thick , surrounds them at their summit , rising to the height of four or five feet above the ground . Each of the four series of stairs has an entrance of its own . Their junction below forms a small square , in the centre of which ...
... feet thick , surrounds them at their summit , rising to the height of four or five feet above the ground . Each of the four series of stairs has an entrance of its own . Their junction below forms a small square , in the centre of which ...
Page 91
... feet in height , which is filled up by the god Hanumán . He is painted bright red , and stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two ...
... feet in height , which is filled up by the god Hanumán . He is painted bright red , and stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two ...
Page 100
... feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ten millions of the emblems of Siva carved upon it . The actual number ...
... feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ten millions of the emblems of Siva carved upon it . The actual number ...
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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