The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 16
... pilgrims , separately , or in crowds , are seen entering or departing from the city constantly through- out the year , especially on occasion of great festivals . They come from all parts of India . Many carry back with them the sacred ...
... pilgrims , separately , or in crowds , are seen entering or departing from the city constantly through- out the year , especially on occasion of great festivals . They come from all parts of India . Many carry back with them the sacred ...
Page 17
... pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and multifarious representations of idolatry , in their vast aggregate , cause the Hindu religion to be visible to the eye , in this city , in a ...
... pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and multifarious representations of idolatry , in their vast aggregate , cause the Hindu religion to be visible to the eye , in this city , in a ...
Page 35
... pilgrim Fa Hian , who travelled in India at the commencement of the fifth century A.D. , remarks , in the journal of ... Pilgrimage of Fa Hian , p . 307 . 2 Bengal Asiatic Society's Journal for 1862 , page 5 , Note . noting the ...
... pilgrim Fa Hian , who travelled in India at the commencement of the fifth century A.D. , remarks , in the journal of ... Pilgrimage of Fa Hian , p . 307 . 2 Bengal Asiatic Society's Journal for 1862 , page 5 , Note . noting the ...
Page 48
... pilgrims and other travellers , may be seen pressing into the temple during the greater portion of the day . The worshippers are of all classes and con- ditions , and present a singular , and even picturesque , variety of appearance ...
... pilgrims and other travellers , may be seen pressing into the temple during the greater portion of the day . The worshippers are of all classes and con- ditions , and present a singular , and even picturesque , variety of appearance ...
Page 59
... Pilgrims , on completing the journey of the Pánch - kosí road , must pay a visit to this shrine , in order that the fact of their pilgrimage may be verified . Should they neglect to do this , all their pilgrimage would be without merit ...
... Pilgrims , on completing the journey of the Pánch - kosí road , must pay a visit to this shrine , in order that the fact of their pilgrimage may be verified . Should they neglect to do this , all their pilgrimage would be without merit ...
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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