The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 56
... men in general , but that he exempts his own worshippers from the trials and disasters which , for this period , he brings on the rest of mankind . A few steps further on is Annpúrná , a goddess , 56 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... men in general , but that he exempts his own worshippers from the trials and disasters which , for this period , he brings on the rest of mankind . A few steps further on is Annpúrná , a goddess , 56 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 57
... goddess of great repute in Benares , inasmuch as , under the express orders of Bisheswar , she is supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger . The people have a tradition , that , when Benares ...
... goddess of great repute in Benares , inasmuch as , under the express orders of Bisheswar , she is supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger . The people have a tradition , that , when Benares ...
Page 58
... goddess within the temple is regarded , by the natives , as a charming creature . She exhibits the taste of her sex in her fondness for orna- ments ; for , besides her necklace of jewels and her silver eyes , she occasionally wears a ...
... goddess within the temple is regarded , by the natives , as a charming creature . She exhibits the taste of her sex in her fondness for orna- ments ; for , besides her necklace of jewels and her silver eyes , she occasionally wears a ...
Page 65
... goddess is , in reality a seven - fold deity . She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of Bhaironáth , and between it and Danḍpán , is a temple sacred to Naugrah , or , the Sun , Moon , Mars ...
... goddess is , in reality a seven - fold deity . She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of Bhaironáth , and between it and Danḍpán , is a temple sacred to Naugrah , or , the Sun , Moon , Mars ...
Page 74
... goddess Kálí , a small black deity cut out of stone , dressed in a red garment , with a garland of flowers hanging from the neck . In front of her is a hollow space , in the form of a square , for the residence of Mahádeva ; and outside ...
... goddess Kálí , a small black deity cut out of stone , dressed in a red garment , with a garland of flowers hanging from the neck . In front of her is a hollow space , in the form of a square , for the residence of Mahádeva ; and outside ...
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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