The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 49
... figure of Gaṇeś , upon which some of the worshippers , as they pass in , sprinkle a few drops of water . As one enters the enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ...
... figure of Gaṇeś , upon which some of the worshippers , as they pass in , sprinkle a few drops of water . As one enters the enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ...
Page 54
... figure of a large bull , about seven feet high , cut in stone , dedi- cated to the god Mahádeva ; and a few steps further east is a temple built in honour of the same deity . The bull is a gift of the Raja of Nepal ; and the temple , of ...
... figure of a large bull , about seven feet high , cut in stone , dedi- cated to the god Mahádeva ; and a few steps further east is a temple built in honour of the same deity . The bull is a gift of the Raja of Nepal ; and the temple , of ...
Page 56
... figures inter- mingled with a multitude of short gilded spires . Proceeding a little beyond these temples , we come to ... figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to illustrate the majesty of the god . It is said of this deity ...
... figures inter- mingled with a multitude of short gilded spires . Proceeding a little beyond these temples , we come to ... figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to illustrate the majesty of the god . It is said of this deity ...
Page 59
... figure of Hanumán , the monkey - god , in bass - relief : and , in a fourth , a figure of Gaṇeś , with the head of an elephant and the body of a man . Not far from the temple of Annpúrná is the temple of Sákhí Binayaka , or the ...
... figure of Hanumán , the monkey - god , in bass - relief : and , in a fourth , a figure of Gaṇeś , with the head of an elephant and the body of a man . Not far from the temple of Annpúrná is the temple of Sákhí Binayaka , or the ...
Page 63
... figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ; and behind him is the figure of a dog , intended for him to ride on . The dog , too , is holy ; and , in ...
... figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ; and behind him is the figure of a dog , intended for him to ride on . The dog , too , is holy ; and , 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