The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 59
... person in all directions . In a second corner is another shrine , in which is an image of Gaurí ' Sankar , and the stone box or receptacle before alluded to . In a ... persons desirous of becoming parents of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 59.
... person in all directions . In a second corner is another shrine , in which is an image of Gaurí ' Sankar , and the stone box or receptacle before alluded to . In a ... persons desirous of becoming parents of BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 59.
Page 60
... persons desirous of becoming parents of handsome sons . It is said that this god will bestow a fine son on his worshippers , even though fate should not have conferred one on them ; and , so long as he lives in Benares , he will pass ...
... persons desirous of becoming parents of handsome sons . It is said that this god will bestow a fine son on his worshippers , even though fate should not have conferred one on them ; and , so long as he lives in Benares , he will pass ...
Page 61
... persons , and , should he find any such within its sacred precincts , to expel them forthwith . As it is through his care and energy that its inhabitants , and all others who may conceive the vain design of ending their days at this ...
... persons , and , should he find any such within its sacred precincts , to expel them forthwith . As it is through his care and energy that its inhabitants , and all others who may conceive the vain design of ending their days at this ...
Page 62
... person who may be found working mischief , and , having done so , has resigned himself to a life of ease . So that , in fact , this intelligent stick is , de facto , the divine magistrate of the city . It may seem strange , however ...
... person who may be found working mischief , and , having done so , has resigned himself to a life of ease . So that , in fact , this intelligent stick is , de facto , the divine magistrate of the city . It may seem strange , however ...
Page 66
... persons wishing to search into the secrets of the Future : and woe be to the man who is unable to trace the shadow of himself in the fatal water ; for his doom , it is believed , is certainly and irre- vocably fixed , and within six ...
... persons wishing to search into the secrets of the Future : and woe be to the man who is unable to trace the shadow of himself in the fatal water ; for his doom , it is believed , is certainly and irre- vocably fixed , and within six ...
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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