The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 66
... offerings . This is the only temple dedicated to Naugrah in Benares . Naugrah is a corruption of the Sanskrit Nava - graha , ' the nine planets . ' Proceeding down this narrow street , and passing under an archway to the left , you come ...
... offerings . This is the only temple dedicated to Naugrah in Benares . Naugrah is a corruption of the Sanskrit Nava - graha , ' the nine planets . ' Proceeding down this narrow street , and passing under an archway to the left , you come ...
Page 70
... offerings to their ancestors . The water of the well is very shallow , being not more than two or three feet in depth . It is insufferably foul , and the effluvium from it impregnates the air for some distance around . The worshipper ...
... offerings to their ancestors . The water of the well is very shallow , being not more than two or three feet in depth . It is insufferably foul , and the effluvium from it impregnates the air for some distance around . The worshipper ...
Page 97
... Siva quietly purloined one of the flowers . Ignorant of the circumstance , Vishnu presently set about his devotions , offering his flowers one at a time , and counting the number offered . What was 7 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 97.
... Siva quietly purloined one of the flowers . Ignorant of the circumstance , Vishnu presently set about his devotions , offering his flowers one at a time , and counting the number offered . What was 7 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 97.
Page 103
... offerings of his worshippers , -would be enough , did he possess the flesh and blood of a human creature , to suffocate and drown him . Quitting this spot , and proceeding to Trilochan Ghát , we pass a beautiful little temple , situated ...
... offerings of his worshippers , -would be enough , did he possess the flesh and blood of a human creature , to suffocate and drown him . Quitting this spot , and proceeding to Trilochan Ghát , we pass a beautiful little temple , situated ...
Page 105
... Párvatyeśwarí ; and it is now honoured , by the Hindus , with pilgrimages and offerings , like its predecessor . Gor Jí is a remarkable man , and has done more to revive Hinduism , in this city , of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 105.
... Párvatyeśwarí ; and it is now honoured , by the Hindus , with pilgrimages and offerings , like its predecessor . Gor Jí is a remarkable man , and has done more to revive Hinduism , in this city , of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 105.
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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