The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are ex- ceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more fre- 1.
... of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are ex- ceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more fre- 1.
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more fre- quently referred to . By reason of some subtle and mysterious charm , it has linked itself with the religious ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. perhaps there is no city in all Hindustan more fre- quently referred to . By reason of some subtle and mysterious charm , it has linked itself with the religious ...
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... 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 component parts , is as hopeless as to expect ...
... 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 component parts , is as hopeless as to expect ...
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... one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps more , while the population of the sur- rounding villages is exceedingly dense . and balconies , and carved oriels , to which the BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 9.
... one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps more , while the population of the sur- rounding villages is exceedingly dense . and balconies , and carved oriels , to which the BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 9.
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... perhaps not one in a thousand has taken the smallest practical interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical trea- sures . It is a hopeful sign of the times , that curiosity on this subject is now being extensively ...
... perhaps not one in a thousand has taken the smallest practical interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical trea- sures . It is a hopeful sign of the times , that curiosity on this subject is now being extensively ...
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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