The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 34
... miles further south - west in the midst of a dense population : it was the residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of ... mile to the south - east of S'iválá Ghát , on the opposite side of the river , where a considerable popu- lation has ...
... miles further south - west in the midst of a dense population : it was the residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of ... mile to the south - east of S'iválá Ghát , on the opposite side of the river , where a considerable popu- lation has ...
Page 47
... miles . In issuing his orders , he acts through Bhaironáth , who is the deified kotwál or god- magistrate of Benares and its extensive suburbs . Every matter of importance is presumed to be brought in a regular manner by the kotwal ...
... miles . In issuing his orders , he acts through Bhaironáth , who is the deified kotwál or god- magistrate of Benares and its extensive suburbs . Every matter of importance is presumed to be brought in a regular manner by the kotwal ...
Page 61
... mile to the north of the temple of Bisheswar . The god of this shrine , as already described , is , in public esti- mation , the deified kotwal , or police - magistrate , of Benares and its suburbs , as far as the Pánch - kosí road ...
... mile to the north of the temple of Bisheswar . The god of this shrine , as already described , is , in public esti- mation , the deified kotwal , or police - magistrate , of Benares and its suburbs , as far as the Pánch - kosí road ...
Page 95
... miles on the banks of the great river to the north and north- east of the Barna stream , its southern extremity not only included of the modern city what I have termed Benares Proper , but also a thin band of what is now the Káśí ...
... miles on the banks of the great river to the north and north- east of the Barna stream , its southern extremity not only included of the modern city what I have termed Benares Proper , but also a thin band of what is now the Káśí ...
Page 111
... , pointing upwards to the sky , may be discerned at the distance of many miles from the city . They were , originally , some fifty feet higher than they now are , and were cut down to their present height BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 111.
... , pointing upwards to the sky , may be discerned at the distance of many miles from the city . They were , originally , some fifty feet higher than they now are , and were cut down to their present height BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 111.
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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-laď 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