The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 70
... head and body with the vile liquid , and , at the same time , utters certain phrases appointed for the ceremony . Directly in front of Manikarniká , and between it and the Ganges , is the temple of Tárakeswar , or " the Lord Táraka ...
... head and body with the vile liquid , and , at the same time , utters certain phrases appointed for the ceremony . Directly in front of Manikarniká , and between it and the Ganges , is the temple of Tárakeswar , or " the Lord Táraka ...
Page 76
... head , hangs a small brass vessel , filled with water , which drops through a hole upon him , without intermission . Though only a plain stone or linga , he is regarded as a very sacred object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique ...
... head , hangs a small brass vessel , filled with water , which drops through a hole upon him , without intermission . Though only a plain stone or linga , he is regarded as a very sacred object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique ...
Page 77
... been given to her , was withheld . At this neglect , Satí became exceedingly angry , and beat her head upon the ground , in passionate frenzy . Moreover , the heavens themselves sent down a shower of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 77.
... been given to her , was withheld . At this neglect , Satí became exceedingly angry , and beat her head upon the ground , in passionate frenzy . Moreover , the heavens themselves sent down a shower of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 77.
Page 78
... head of the Hindu pantheon , proceeded , in great consternation , to Mahádeva , with whom he reasoned and ... heads , arms , legs , and 78 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... head of the Hindu pantheon , proceeded , in great consternation , to Mahádeva , with whom he reasoned and ... heads , arms , legs , and 78 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 79
... heads , arms , legs , and other members that had been lopped off the killed and wounded during the conflict , were ... head of which , being cut off , was stuck upon the trunk of the Raja's body , which became forthwith reanimated with ...
... heads , arms , legs , and other members that had been lopped off the killed and wounded during the conflict , were ... head of which , being cut off , was stuck upon the trunk of the Raja's body , which became forthwith reanimated with ...
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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