The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 65
... images in this temple ; among them , Mahádeva , Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox . In it are seven figures ...
... images in this temple ; among them , Mahádeva , Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox . In it are seven figures ...
Page 67
... image of Mahákál , or Great Fate . This god virtually bestows salvation on his worshippers ; for , on their departure from the world , he spreads over them the aegis of his protection , and prohibits Kál or Evil Destiny from conveying ...
... image of Mahákál , or Great Fate . This god virtually bestows salvation on his worshippers ; for , on their departure from the world , he spreads over them the aegis of his protection , and prohibits Kál or Evil Destiny from conveying ...
Page 74
... images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and Lakshmínáráyan or Vishnu , and his wife Lakshmí . Immediately opposite to the temple of Kálí are two wells . The first is shallow , and contains putrid water , whose disgusting ...
... images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and Lakshmínáráyan or Vishnu , and his wife Lakshmí . Immediately opposite to the temple of Kálí are two wells . The first is shallow , and contains putrid water , whose disgusting ...
Page 76
... image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán . Returning to the court , in which the wells are situated , and passing through a ...
... image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán . Returning to the court , in which the wells are situated , and passing through a ...
Page 82
... Images . - Temples of Bageswari , Jwarahareswar , and Siddheswar . ALTHOUGH the city of Benares is now regarded as sacred to Siva , and as a place over which he exercises divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the ...
... Images . - Temples of Bageswari , Jwarahareswar , and Siddheswar . ALTHOUGH the city of Benares is now regarded as sacred to Siva , and as a place over which he exercises divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the ...
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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