The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 109
... pass up the banks , and communicate with the alleys and streets leading into the city . One of the flights of stairs rising up from the Panch- gangá Ghát enters a large building , known as Laksh- maṇbála , which it ascends , and then ...
... pass up the banks , and communicate with the alleys and streets leading into the city . One of the flights of stairs rising up from the Panch- gangá Ghát enters a large building , known as Laksh- maṇbála , which it ascends , and then ...
Page 110
... pass in and out of this room , and perform their devotions as though it were an ordinary temple . It is the only temple in Benares , however , so far as my obser- vation has extended , in which persons , seating them- selves on the ...
... pass in and out of this room , and perform their devotions as though it were an ordinary temple . It is the only temple in Benares , however , so far as my obser- vation has extended , in which persons , seating them- selves on the ...
Page 113
... Passing along , we come to the first court , in which is a kettle- drum , which is beaten at intervals during the day , in honour of the presiding divinity . Proceeding into the second court , an extraordinary sight presents itself ...
... Passing along , we come to the first court , in which is a kettle- drum , which is beaten at intervals during the day , in honour of the presiding divinity . Proceeding into the second court , an extraordinary sight presents itself ...
Page 117
... passing splendour , with diamond - sparkling eyes , and a body of gold , adorned with garlands , necklaces , and bracelets , of costly value and of dazzling beauty . But its pretensions are of a very different order ; for it is simply ...
... passing splendour , with diamond - sparkling eyes , and a body of gold , adorned with garlands , necklaces , and bracelets , of costly value and of dazzling beauty . But its pretensions are of a very different order ; for it is simply ...
Page 131
... Passing up the steps , you enter a court , one side of which faces the river . From this you ascend a stair- case , which brings you to that part of the building devoted to astronomical purposes . The Observatory was erected by Raja Jay ...
... Passing up the steps , you enter a court , one side of which faces the river . From this you ascend a stair- case , which brings you to that part of the building devoted to astronomical purposes . The Observatory was erected by Raja Jay ...
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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