The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 56
... once a week , namely , every Monday . This neighbourhood is exceedingly rich in temples of most elaborate workmanship . Some of them , from the summit to the base , are one mass of curious and intricate carving . Not that the designs ...
... once a week , namely , every Monday . This neighbourhood is exceedingly rich in temples of most elaborate workmanship . Some of them , from the summit to the base , are one mass of curious and intricate carving . Not that the designs ...
Page 58
... once partially or entirely painted ; and the painting in the in- terstices is still visible . The goddess within the temple is regarded , by the natives , as a charming creature . She exhibits the taste of her sex in her fondness for ...
... once partially or entirely painted ; and the painting in the in- terstices is still visible . The goddess within the temple is regarded , by the natives , as a charming creature . She exhibits the taste of her sex in her fondness for ...
Page 68
... once broke out into loud praises of Vishnu , and , in his joy , declared that whatever gift he might ask of him he would grant . Gratified at the offer , Vishnu replied that his re- quest was that Mahadeva should always reside with him ...
... once broke out into loud praises of Vishnu , and , in his joy , declared that whatever gift he might ask of him he would grant . Gratified at the offer , Vishnu replied that his re- quest was that Mahadeva should always reside with him ...
Page 73
... once attached to the temple , is occupied by dwelling - houses . When this shrine was in its glory , it must have been a place of some magni- ficence . The pile of buildings now standing has a hoary appearance , the effect of which is ...
... once attached to the temple , is occupied by dwelling - houses . When this shrine was in its glory , it must have been a place of some magni- ficence . The pile of buildings now standing has a hoary appearance , the effect of which is ...
Page 81
... once a year , in the month of Sáwan , one on a large scale is held , which lasts for several days . These melás are partly of a religious , and partly of a secular , character ; but their primary intention is the worship of some ...
... once a year , in the month of Sáwan , one on a large scale is held , which lasts for several days . These melás are partly of a religious , and partly of a secular , character ; but their primary intention is the worship of some ...
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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-laď 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