The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 141
... received by him with much respect . The Raja begged he would ask of him whatever he wished to have . Brahmá replied to this kind solicit- ation , that he would take nothing from him , but that he had come to Benares for the performance ...
... received by him with much respect . The Raja begged he would ask of him whatever he wished to have . Brahmá replied to this kind solicit- ation , that he would take nothing from him , but that he had come to Benares for the performance ...
Page 145
... receiving instruction in the Hindu Sástras . The San- katá Ghát , leading down to the river , is a short distance from this place . On the stairs stands a large figure of Mahábír , the monkey - god ; and lower down is a domed temple ...
... receiving instruction in the Hindu Sástras . The San- katá Ghát , leading down to the river , is a short distance from this place . On the stairs stands a large figure of Mahábír , the monkey - god ; and lower down is a domed temple ...
Page 146
... received , in comparison with the Hindustani portion of the population . Not a few among them are more or less acquainted with the English language , and pride themselves on this cir- cumstance , and on the various kinds of knowledge ...
... received , in comparison with the Hindustani portion of the population . Not a few among them are more or less acquainted with the English language , and pride themselves on this cir- cumstance , and on the various kinds of knowledge ...
Page 161
... receiving this intelligence , Gaurí be- came incarnate in a body , possessing a thousand arms , of such gigantic dimensions , that it reached from earth to heaven . When Durg beheld her , he was smitten with her beauty , and declared to ...
... receiving this intelligence , Gaurí be- came incarnate in a body , possessing a thousand arms , of such gigantic dimensions , that it reached from earth to heaven . When Durg beheld her , he was smitten with her beauty , and declared to ...
Page 181
... received the same proportion of attention as this road around it . Threaded with narrow streets , above which rise the many - storied edifices for which the city is famous , it is , without doubt , a problem of con- siderable difficulty ...
... received the same proportion of attention as this road around it . Threaded with narrow streets , above which rise the many - storied edifices for which the city is famous , it is , without doubt , a problem of con- siderable difficulty ...
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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