The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which is inlaid with marble . In the centre of the marble are two small flat objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The 70 .BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which is inlaid with marble . In the centre of the marble are two small flat objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The 70 .BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 70
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The tradi- tion is , that this deity selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The tradi- tion is , that this deity selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the ...
Page 76
... object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán . Returning to the court , in which ...
... object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán . Returning to the court , in which ...
Page 85
... objects of interest . Close by the door is an enormous stone emblem of Mahádeva , four feet in height , fixed firmly in the ground . Each of the five shrines has a chamber or stall , in which several idols are deposited , one of which ...
... objects of interest . Close by the door is an enormous stone emblem of Mahádeva , four feet in height , fixed firmly in the ground . Each of the five shrines has a chamber or stall , in which several idols are deposited , one of which ...
Page 87
... object there and so , gradually , the inhabitants associated the Mahalla with the well , and called them by the same name . The ward is in the north - western part of the city , at some distance from the Ganges . The quarter lying to ...
... object there and so , gradually , the inhabitants associated the Mahalla with the well , and called them by the same name . The ward is in the north - western part of the city , at some distance from the Ganges . The quarter lying to ...
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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