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... as coeval with the birth of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and
from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are exceedingly abundant in
ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more
frequently 1.
... as coeval with the birth of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and
from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are exceedingly abundant in
ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more
frequently 1.
Page 2
perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more frequently referred to . By reason of
some subtle and mysterious charm , it has linked itself with the religious
sympathies of the Hindus through every century of its existence . For the sanctity
of its ...
perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more frequently referred to . By reason of
some subtle and mysterious charm , it has linked itself with the religious
sympathies of the Hindus through every century of its existence . For the sanctity
of its ...
Page 4
A few threads of truth have rewarded their pains , and perhaps a few others may
occasionally be drawn forth ; but that the gaudy - coloured fabric of Hindu history ,
manufactured by themselves , will ever be satisfactorily separated into its two ...
A few threads of truth have rewarded their pains , and perhaps a few others may
occasionally be drawn forth ; but that the gaudy - coloured fabric of Hindu history ,
manufactured by themselves , will ever be satisfactorily separated into its two ...
Page 9
... large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps
more , while the population of the surrounding villages is exceedingly dense .
and balconies , and carved oriels , to which the BENARES , PAST AND
PRESENT . 9.
... large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps
more , while the population of the surrounding villages is exceedingly dense .
and balconies , and carved oriels , to which the BENARES , PAST AND
PRESENT . 9.
Page 21
... have visited the country during the last hundred years , and have resided in it
for a longer or shorter period , perhaps not one in a thousand has taken the
smallest practical interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical
treasures .
... have visited the country during the last hundred years , and have resided in it
for a longer or shorter period , perhaps not one in a thousand has taken the
smallest practical interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical
treasures .
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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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