The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 75
... former times . To the right of the court is a small square , with a temple in the middle , dedicated to Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur ...
... former times . To the right of the court is a small square , with a temple in the middle , dedicated to Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur ...
Page 79
... former life . After this , the sacrifice which had been so violently interrupted was completed . Mahadeva then left , with all his demons , for his residence on the Kailas mountain . The rest of the deities also departed , with the ...
... former life . After this , the sacrifice which had been so violently interrupted was completed . Mahadeva then left , with all his demons , for his residence on the Kailas mountain . The rest of the deities also departed , with the ...
Page 80
... former husband , Mahadeva . The happy couple travel- led to Benares , for the purpose of spending their honey- moon ; and , while there , what was their surprise to see old goat - headed Raja Daksh , who was still absorbed in his ...
... former husband , Mahadeva . The happy couple travel- led to Benares , for the purpose of spending their honey- moon ; and , while there , what was their surprise to see old goat - headed Raja Daksh , who was still absorbed in his ...
Page 85
... former being Sanskrit , the latter Pali - constitutes one of the three grand divisions of the Buddhist faith ; and , in the Pali writings , Buddha himself is often spoken of as Dhammo . In the time of Aśoka , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... former being Sanskrit , the latter Pali - constitutes one of the three grand divisions of the Buddhist faith ; and , in the Pali writings , Buddha himself is often spoken of as Dhammo . In the time of Aśoka , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 86
... former times . Returning to the street , a few steps bring us to a temple inhabited by the goddess Viśalákshí , —literally , ' the large - eyed , " an epithet of Párvatí , Siva's wife , - whose crowned head only is visible , the rest of ...
... former times . Returning to the street , a few steps bring us to a temple inhabited by the goddess Viśalákshí , —literally , ' the large - eyed , " an epithet of Párvatí , Siva's wife , - whose crowned head only is visible , the rest of ...
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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