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Page 9
The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too
low an estimate . The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city , moreover , is
very large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps ...
The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too
low an estimate . The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city , moreover , is
very large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps ...
Page 16
They superintend the worship of the people , and give directions respecting the
numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some
peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be
...
They superintend the worship of the people , and give directions respecting the
numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some
peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be
...
Page 17
... bosom of its best friends and admirers , courted by princes and wealthy natives
, and aided and sustained by innumerable resources and appliances of a
material character , which give symbolical significance to its existence and
authority .
... bosom of its best friends and admirers , courted by princes and wealthy natives
, and aided and sustained by innumerable resources and appliances of a
material character , which give symbolical significance to its existence and
authority .
Page 25
His “ Views of Benares ” are chiefly of a popular cast , and do not give evidence
of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late
Government archĉologist , and the architect of the Government College , -a ...
His “ Views of Benares ” are chiefly of a popular cast , and do not give evidence
of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late
Government archĉologist , and the architect of the Government College , -a ...
Page 42
But the abundance of idols and fanes all over the city gives it a strange and
repellent appearance . By a more recent estimate than that.made by Mr. Prinsep ,
the following results have been arrived at , the accuracy of which , however , I am
...
But the abundance of idols and fanes all over the city gives it a strange and
repellent appearance . By a more recent estimate than that.made by Mr. Prinsep ,
the following results have been arrived at , the accuracy of which , however , I am
...
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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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