The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 150
... mile , is Mánsarwar , which con- sists of a deep tank and a large collection of shrines all around it . These shrines are not fewer than fifty in number , each containing one idol , at least ; and several , a great many . One of the ...
... mile , is Mánsarwar , which con- sists of a deep tank and a large collection of shrines all around it . These shrines are not fewer than fifty in number , each containing one idol , at least ; and several , a great many . One of the ...
Page 169
... mile from the Fort of Rámnagar , the residence of the Maharaja of Benares , is a hand- some temple , situated on the eastern side of a capacious tank . Its foundations were laid , and the finest portions of its tower was erected , about ...
... mile from the Fort of Rámnagar , the residence of the Maharaja of Benares , is a hand- some temple , situated on the eastern side of a capacious tank . Its foundations were laid , and the finest portions of its tower was erected , about ...
Page 171
... miles , no rain fell , and the people were preserved in safety . In the sculpture , Krishna is seen standing with his hand held up , supporting the mountain on the ex- tremity of his little finger , while cattle are grazing in perfect ...
... miles , no rain fell , and the people were preserved in safety . In the sculpture , Krishna is seen standing with his hand held up , supporting the mountain on the ex- tremity of his little finger , while cattle are grazing in perfect ...
Page 174
... sacred domain , on the ex- treme east of which the city stands . Its length is about fifty miles . Commencing at the river Ganges , and quit- - ting the city at its southern extremity , it 174 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... sacred domain , on the ex- treme east of which the city stands . Its length is about fifty miles . Commencing at the river Ganges , and quit- - ting the city at its southern extremity , it 174 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 175
... miles . It is reputed to be a very ancient road ; but that it is so , I have grave doubts , the reasons for which I shall presently bring forward . The celebrated lady , Rani Bhawání , who constructed the Durgá temple and tank , also ...
... miles . It is reputed to be a very ancient road ; but that it is so , I have grave doubts , the reasons for which I shall presently bring forward . The celebrated lady , Rani Bhawání , who constructed the Durgá temple and tank , also ...
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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