The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 240
... are three plain projecting bands . " The breadth of one projecting face and of one re- cess is thirty - six feet six inches , which , multiplied by eight , give two hundred and ninety - two feet. 240 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... are three plain projecting bands . " The breadth of one projecting face and of one re- cess is thirty - six feet six inches , which , multiplied by eight , give two hundred and ninety - two feet. 240 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 242
... inches by fifteen inches by seven inches ; and , on the 25th January , at a depth of ten and a half feet , I found an inscribed slab , twenty- eight inches and three - quarters long , thirteen inches broad , and four inches and three ...
... inches by fifteen inches by seven inches ; and , on the 25th January , at a depth of ten and a half feet , I found an inscribed slab , twenty- eight inches and three - quarters long , thirteen inches broad , and four inches and three ...
Page 243
... inches broad , and twelve inches thick ) , were all secured to each other by iron cramps . Each stone had , usually , eight cramps , four above , and as many below , all of which had to be cut out before it could be moved . I ...
... inches broad , and twelve inches thick ) , were all secured to each other by iron cramps . Each stone had , usually , eight cramps , four above , and as many below , all of which had to be cut out before it could be moved . I ...
Page 249
... inch to every five inches and one - third of perpendicular height . Beneath the lowest stratum of bricks in the concave portion is an indurated deposit of small nodes of limestone , six inches in depth ; and below it , again , a thin ...
... inch to every five inches and one - third of perpendicular height . Beneath the lowest stratum of bricks in the concave portion is an indurated deposit of small nodes of limestone , six inches in depth ; and below it , again , a thin ...
Page 252
... inches in height , and five or six inches in diameter . The contents of the inner box were forty to forty - six pearls , fourteen rubies , eight silver and nine gold earrings ( karn phúl ) , and three pieces of human arm - bone . The ...
... inches in height , and five or six inches in diameter . The contents of the inner box were forty to forty - six pearls , fourteen rubies , eight silver and nine gold earrings ( karn phúl ) , and three pieces of human arm - bone . 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