The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 41
... idols , are , in some parts of the city , exceedingly numerous . Figures of all forms , from a plain stone to the most fantastic shape , whole and mutilated , painted and un- painted , some without adornment , others decorated with ...
... idols , are , in some parts of the city , exceedingly numerous . Figures of all forms , from a plain stone to the most fantastic shape , whole and mutilated , painted and un- painted , some without adornment , others decorated with ...
Page 42
... 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 unable to ...
... 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 unable to ...
Page 43
... idols of every description actually worshipped by the people , it certainly exceeds the number of people them- selves , though multiplied twice over : it cannot be less than half a million , and may be many more . Indeed , the love for ...
... idols of every description actually worshipped by the people , it certainly exceeds the number of people them- selves , though multiplied twice over : it cannot be less than half a million , and may be many more . Indeed , the love for ...
Page 44
... a god . Should he propose an engagement of im- portance , he first inquires the pleasure of the idol , and a lucky day for observing it . At his birth , his horoscope is cast ; when he is ill , the 44 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... a god . Should he propose an engagement of im- portance , he first inquires the pleasure of the idol , and a lucky day for observing it . At his birth , his horoscope is cast ; when he is ill , the 44 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 45
... 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 , so to speak , the air he breathes . It is the food ...
... 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 , so to speak , the air he breathes . It is the food ...
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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