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Page 65
Outside the quadrangle , on the south side , is a shrine remarkable for the evident
antiquity of some of the idols in it . One of these is a figure of Bhaironáth himself ,
now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is ...
Outside the quadrangle , on the south side , is a shrine remarkable for the evident
antiquity of some of the idols in it . One of these is a figure of Bhaironáth himself ,
now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is ...
Page 67
Here , likewise , are the figures of the five brothers , or Pánch Páņdav , whose
names are celebrated in the Mahabharata . No lover of the marvellous should
pass through Benares without paying a visit to Manikarniká , the famous well of
Hindu ...
Here , likewise , are the figures of the five brothers , or Pánch Páņdav , whose
names are celebrated in the Mahabharata . No lover of the marvellous should
pass through Benares without paying a visit to Manikarniká , the famous well of
Hindu ...
Page 69
... brushing aside such a trivial circumstance , readily accept the explanation
given by the Brahmans , that the joinings are only superficial , and do not
penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side , is a
figure of ...
... brushing aside such a trivial circumstance , readily accept the explanation
given by the Brahmans , that the joinings are only superficial , and do not
penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side , is a
figure of ...
Page 70
It is distinguished by the 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 ...
It is distinguished by the 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 ...
Page 74
On ascending the steps , and traversing the passage running from the doorway to
the inner part of the edifice , we are met by a red figure of Mahábír , the monkey -
god , standing within a shrine at the corner of a court into which the passage ...
On ascending the steps , and traversing the passage running from the doorway to
the inner part of the edifice , we are met by a red figure of Mahábír , the monkey -
god , standing within a shrine at the corner of a court into which the passage ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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