The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... gods must be propitiated ; when he is bereaved , the idol must be remembered ; at his death , his funeral rites are per- formed in the name of one or more deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a fascination , to the Hindu . It is ...
... gods must be propitiated ; when he is bereaved , the idol must be remembered ; at his death , his funeral rites are per- formed in the name of one or more deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a fascination , to the Hindu . It is ...
Page 46
... God which all men in some shape are believed to possess , has degraded them to the lowest depths , and has rendered them unfit alike for this world and for the next . Idolatry is a demon- an incarnation of all evil - but , nevertheless ...
... God which all men in some shape are believed to possess , has degraded them to the lowest depths , and has rendered them unfit alike for this world and for the next . Idolatry is a demon- an incarnation of all evil - but , nevertheless ...
Page 47
... gods to return to their ancient and sacred home . But these places do not , by any means , represent the present number of shrines at which these deities are venerated . Ganes especially , the god of wisdom , son of S'iva and Párvatí ...
... gods to return to their ancient and sacred home . But these places do not , by any means , represent the present number of shrines at which these deities are venerated . Ganes especially , the god of wisdom , son of S'iva and Párvatí ...
Page 48
... gods or idols located there , who are supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The ... god - magistrate Bhaironáth . Bisheswar , in his capacity of idol - king of Benares , demands the homage of his subjects ...
... gods or idols located there , who are supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The ... god - magistrate Bhaironáth . Bisheswar , in his capacity of idol - king of Benares , demands the homage of his subjects ...
Page 49
... god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes his obeisance to the god either by bowing his head - his ...
... god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes his obeisance to the god either by bowing his head - his ...
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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