The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 49
... position in native society . The women are , for the most part , thoroughly clothed ; and , some of them , occasionally , are profusely decorated with gold and silver ornaments studded with precious stones . All the worshippers carry ...
... position in native society . The women are , for the most part , thoroughly clothed ; and , some of them , occasionally , are profusely decorated with gold and silver ornaments studded with precious stones . All the worshippers carry ...
Page 63
... position he occupies . The worship of Dandpán illustrates , very instructively , the changes that have come over popular Hinduism even within a few centuries . Danḍapáni , -- to give the un- corrupted Sanskrit word , -is , properly ...
... position he occupies . The worship of Dandpán illustrates , very instructively , the changes that have come over popular Hinduism even within a few centuries . Danḍapáni , -- to give the un- corrupted Sanskrit word , -is , properly ...
Page 64
... position a cup made from a cocoa - nut shell , into which he expects a proper amount of coppers to be thrown , to pay for his mysterious operations . The thres- hold of the shrine is guarded by two idols , called , seve- rally ...
... position a cup made from a cocoa - nut shell , into which he expects a proper amount of coppers to be thrown , to pay for his mysterious operations . The thres- hold of the shrine is guarded by two idols , called , seve- rally ...
Page 101
... position in the place . In front of the porch of the Trilochan temple , which stands in the middle of the enclosure , is a double temple . Each division is open on its three sides , and , from the number and assortment of its idols , is ...
... position in the place . In front of the porch of the Trilochan temple , which stands in the middle of the enclosure , is a double temple . Each division is open on its three sides , and , from the number and assortment of its idols , is ...
Page 105
... position , as re- presentative of Párvatyeśwarí ; and it is now honoured , by the Hindus , with pilgrimages and offerings , like its predecessor . Gor Jí is a remarkable man , and has done more to revive Hinduism , in this city , of ...
... position , as re- presentative of Párvatyeśwarí ; and it is now honoured , by the Hindus , with pilgrimages and offerings , like its predecessor . Gor Jí is a remarkable man , and has done more to revive Hinduism , in this city , of ...
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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