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Page 17
its hallowed soil , his anxious spirit becomes suddenly calm , a strange sense of
relief comes over him , and he is at once cheered and comforted with the
treacherous lie , that his sins are forgiven and his soul is saved . In Benares ,
therefore ...
its hallowed soil , his anxious spirit becomes suddenly calm , a strange sense of
relief comes over him , and he is at once cheered and comforted with the
treacherous lie , that his sins are forgiven and his soul is saved . In Benares ,
therefore ...
Page 27
In the case , however , of ancient Hindu remains , so little has been done in their
investigation , especially in comparing one with another , that the question of their
antiquity cannot be at once decided . From an ignorance of primitive types ...
In the case , however , of ancient Hindu remains , so little has been done in their
investigation , especially in comparing one with another , that the question of their
antiquity cannot be at once decided . From an ignorance of primitive types ...
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... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the
elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at
once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary development which the
style — the ...
... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the
elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at
once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary development which the
style — the ...
Page 33
the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments , thence making a
detour as far as Durgá - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once
be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another . He will ...
the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments , thence making a
detour as far as Durgá - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once
be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another . He will ...
Page 53
The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a gateway in the midst of
the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but , although they once erected
one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on account of the excitement that
the ...
The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a gateway in the midst of
the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but , although they once erected
one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on account of the excitement that
the ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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