The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 67
... regarded as a healing balm , which will , infallibly , wash away the sins of the soul , and make it pure and holy . There is no sin so heinous or abominable , but , in popular estimation , it is here instantly effaced . Even for the ...
... regarded as a healing balm , which will , infallibly , wash away the sins of the soul , and make it pure and holy . There is no sin so heinous or abominable , but , in popular estimation , it is here instantly effaced . Even for the ...
Page 76
... regarded as a very sacred object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán ...
... regarded as a very sacred object . In a niche in the verandah is an antique image of the elephant - headed god Ganeś . There is another shrine in the area of this quadrangle , flat - roofed , and containing an image of Hanumán ...
Page 82
... regarded as sacred to Siva , and as a place over which he exercises divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the inhabitants , that there was a time when such a divinity was not wor- shipped here , but divine honours were ...
... regarded as sacred to Siva , and as a place over which he exercises divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the inhabitants , that there was a time when such a divinity was not wor- shipped here , but divine honours were ...
Page 86
... regarded as the Buddhist creed , then this appellation would refer to the supposed divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the ...
... regarded as the Buddhist creed , then this appellation would refer to the supposed divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the ...
Page 87
... regarded as one of the oldest historical places the present city possesses . The construction of this well was , probably , nearly , if not quite , coeval with the building of the Mahalla or ward itself , which , we may imagine , was ...
... regarded as one of the oldest historical places the present city possesses . The construction of this well was , probably , nearly , if not quite , coeval with the building of the Mahalla or ward itself , which , we may imagine , was ...
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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