The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 17
... reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
... reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
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... observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late Govern- ment archæologist , and the architect of the Government College , a beautiful Gothic structure in the suburbs of the city , although interesting himself in the ...
... observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late Govern- ment archæologist , and the architect of the Government College , a beautiful Gothic structure in the suburbs of the city , although interesting himself in the ...
Page 39
... observations : - " There can be little doubt , " he says , " that a hundred years ago , the temples , mosques , and shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers ...
... observations : - " There can be little doubt , " he says , " that a hundred years ago , the temples , mosques , and shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers ...
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... observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ...
... observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ...
Page 90
... holds the goddess Bindhyá- chalá , seated on the back of a lion . In a chamber in one corner of the enclosure I observed a large red idol , which I soon discovered to be the ill - formed Gaṇeś 90 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... holds the goddess Bindhyá- chalá , seated on the back of a lion . In a chamber in one corner of the enclosure I observed a large red idol , which I soon discovered to be the ill - formed Gaṇeś 90 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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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