The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 52
... object . It is plain and uninteresting , and displays scarcely any carving or ornament . Within and without , its walls are besmeared with a dirty white- wash , mixed with a little colouring matter . Its most interesting feature is a ...
... object . It is plain and uninteresting , and displays scarcely any carving or ornament . Within and without , its walls are besmeared with a dirty white- wash , mixed with a little colouring matter . Its most interesting feature is a ...
Page 54
... objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 58
... object . In it may be seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not unwelcome to a Hindu stomach , would revolt a European . Not that the whole of this medley is eaten ; but the rice ...
... object . In it may be seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not unwelcome to a Hindu stomach , would revolt a European . Not that the whole of this medley is eaten ; but the rice ...
Page 62
... objects , which will be pre- sently referred to . The worship of Danḍpán , and the function attributed to this extraordinary divinity , con- stitute a climax of absurdity . But the Hindu is 62 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... objects , which will be pre- sently referred to . The worship of Danḍpán , and the function attributed to this extraordinary divinity , con- stitute a climax of absurdity . But the Hindu is 62 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 69
... objects , especially those who bestow gifts , erect lingas , and do not commit suicide within the holy precincts . " A series of stone steps on each of the four sides of the well leads down to the water . The seven lowermost steps are ...
... objects , especially those who bestow gifts , erect lingas , and do not commit suicide within the holy precincts . " A series of stone steps on each of the four sides of the well leads down to the water . The seven lowermost steps are ...
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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