The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 47
... receiving the highest meed of honour in the whole city is that dedicated to the god Bisheś- war , or S'iva , whose image is the linga , a plain conical stone set on end . Bisheswar is the reigning deity of Benares , and , in the opinion ...
... receiving the highest meed of honour in the whole city is that dedicated to the god Bisheś- war , or S'iva , whose image is the linga , a plain conical stone set on end . Bisheswar is the reigning deity of Benares , and , in the opinion ...
Page 62
... receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a silver mask or face ; but , when our wondering eyes beheld it , there was only the bare stone visible , with a garland depending from the upper extremity . In front of the stick , three ...
... receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a silver mask or face ; but , when our wondering eyes beheld it , there was only the bare stone visible , with a garland depending from the upper extremity . In front of the stick , three ...
Page 112
... received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses were partially paid : but it has lapsed to the Government ; and , consequently ...
... received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses were partially paid : but it has lapsed to the Government ; and , consequently ...
Page 130
... received with prodigious satisfaction . Not only the cistern , but also the entire temple , up to the threshold , was filled with water . This event , which was noised abroad among the natives , has considerably heightened , in their ...
... received with prodigious satisfaction . Not only the cistern , but also the entire temple , up to the threshold , was filled with water . This event , which was noised abroad among the natives , has considerably heightened , in their ...
Page 140
... received any intelligence from Benares for some time . The city was then in the hands of Raja Divodás , who , as already narrated , on accepting its sovereignty , had expelled from it all the gods , and Siva , the head of them all ...
... received any intelligence from Benares for some time . The city was then in the hands of Raja Divodás , who , as already narrated , on accepting its sovereignty , had expelled from it all the gods , and Siva , the head of them all ...
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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-laď 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