The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 43
... less than half a million , and may be many more . Indeed , the love for idolatry is so deep - seated and intense in the breast of the Hindu , that it is a common thing for both men and women to amuse themselves , with a pious intent ...
... less than half a million , and may be many more . Indeed , the love for idolatry is so deep - seated and intense in the breast of the Hindu , that it is a common thing for both men and women to amuse themselves , with a pious intent ...
Page 45
... less statements and narratives found in their sacred writings , on which these traditions are based , it is , in many instances , vile and abominable to the last degree ; so that the poor idolater , when brought com- pletely under its ...
... less statements and narratives found in their sacred writings , on which these traditions are based , it is , in many instances , vile and abominable to the last degree ; so that the poor idolater , when brought com- pletely under its ...
Page 56
... less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs from either ear , falling below the chin ; while above the figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to illustrate the majesty of the god . It is said of this ...
... less , and the apron conceals the want . A garland of flowers hangs from either ear , falling below the chin ; while above the figure a canopy is spread , designed , I imagine , to illustrate the majesty of the god . It is said of this ...
Page 62
... less than divine . Whether from a desire to enjoy as much tranquillity as possible , or from the universal Hindu custom to shift anxiety and trouble from one shoulder to another , I cannot say , but Bhairo has considerately issued his ...
... less than divine . Whether from a desire to enjoy as much tranquillity as possible , or from the universal Hindu custom to shift anxiety and trouble from one shoulder to another , I cannot say , but Bhairo has considerately issued his ...
Page 69
... less Bruhm , the active pair determined to give their paradise the benefit of an inhabitant ; and Poorooshotama ( the supreme male , Vishnoo , ) became manifest . Shiva gave him in- structions how to behave himself , and left him to his ...
... less Bruhm , the active pair determined to give their paradise the benefit of an inhabitant ; and Poorooshotama ( the supreme male , Vishnoo , ) became manifest . Shiva gave him in- structions how to behave himself , and left him to 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