The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 106
... formerly frequented by crowds , are now rarely trodden ; and that many a hallowed spot , or niche , or grove , or fane , has been abandoned and forgotten . Behind the peepul tree is a temple dedicated to Ganes , the God of Wisdom , an ...
... formerly frequented by crowds , are now rarely trodden ; and that many a hallowed spot , or niche , or grove , or fane , has been abandoned and forgotten . Behind the peepul tree is a temple dedicated to Ganes , the God of Wisdom , an ...
Page 112
... formerly held by his ancestors , who received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses were partially paid : but it has lapsed to ...
... formerly held by his ancestors , who received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses were partially paid : but it has lapsed to ...
Page 114
... of Kámanánáth is connected with a de- pressed plain close by , which was formerly an extensive jhil or pond , and was then called the Machaudarí Tírth , ( or place of pilgrimage , which , like other tanks 114 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... of Kámanánáth is connected with a de- pressed plain close by , which was formerly an extensive jhil or pond , and was then called the Machaudarí Tírth , ( or place of pilgrimage , which , like other tanks 114 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 121
... formerly occupied by the head . On either side are several other figures , but of smaller stature , and also a column , with a capital , on the summit of which is a diminutive statue of a man . Between the columns , but raised above ...
... formerly occupied by the head . On either side are several other figures , but of smaller stature , and also a column , with a capital , on the summit of which is a diminutive statue of a man . Between the columns , but raised above ...
Page 153
... formerly , it is said , stood in front of the idol Tilubhanḍeswar . On the way from Kedárnáth temple to Daśáśamedh temple various objects of interest are to be seen . At one place several strange idols have been fixed into the BENARES ...
... formerly , it is said , stood in front of the idol Tilubhanḍeswar . On the way from Kedárnáth temple to Daśáśamedh temple various objects of interest are to be seen . At one place several strange idols have been fixed into the BENARES ...
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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-laď 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