The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 65
... figure of Bhaironáth himself , now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is the ... figures in bass - relief , representing seven sisters ; for this dreaded goddess is , in reality a seven - fold ...
... figure of Bhaironáth himself , now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is the ... figures in bass - relief , representing seven sisters ; for this dreaded goddess is , in reality a seven - fold ...
Page 67
... figures of the five brothers , or Pánch Pánḍav , whose names are celebrated in the Mahábhárata . all No lover of the marvellous should pass through Be- nares without paying a visit to Manikarniká , the famous well of Hindu mythology ...
... figures of the five brothers , or Pánch Pánḍav , whose names are celebrated in the Mahábhárata . all No lover of the marvellous should pass through Be- nares without paying a visit to Manikarniká , the famous well of Hindu mythology ...
Page 69
... only superficial , and do not penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side , is a figure of Vishņu ; and , at the mouth of the well , on the west side , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 69.
... only superficial , and do not penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side , is a figure of Vishņu ; and , at the mouth of the well , on the west side , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 69.
Page 70
... figure of two feet cut in white marble in the centre of a round slab , probably intended to represent the chakr or discus ; but , as the charan is generally thought to be peculiar to Buddha and Jain places of worship , the emblem is ...
... figure of two feet cut in white marble in the centre of a round slab , probably intended to represent the chakr or discus ; but , as the charan is generally thought to be peculiar to Buddha and Jain places of worship , the emblem is ...
Page 74
... figure of Mahábír , the monkey - god , standing within a shrine at the corner of a court into which the passage ... figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and ...
... figure of Mahábír , the monkey - god , standing within a shrine at the corner of a court into which the passage ... figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and ...
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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