The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 65
... remarkable for the evident antiquity of some of the idols in it . One of these is a figure of Bhaironáth himself , now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is the original Bhaironáth , which was ...
... remarkable for the evident antiquity of some of the idols in it . One of these is a figure of Bhaironáth himself , now much defaced by the wear and tear of time . It is not improbable that this is the original Bhaironáth , which was ...
Page 73
... remarkable appearance . In some places the stones are more than two feet apart . The people residing in the neighbourhood say , that the ghát has sunk some ten or twelve feet in all , and that , inasmuch as stair after stair continually ...
... remarkable appearance . In some places the stones are more than two feet apart . The people residing in the neighbourhood say , that the ghát has sunk some ten or twelve feet in all , and that , inasmuch as stair after stair continually ...
Page 74
... remarkable properties ; the one , that of healing disease , and the other , that of prolonging life . The temple is one of the oldest in the city , and stands on the boundary of Benares Proper , -indisputably the most ancient portion of ...
... remarkable properties ; the one , that of healing disease , and the other , that of prolonging life . The temple is one of the oldest in the city , and stands on the boundary of Benares Proper , -indisputably the most ancient portion of ...
Page 93
... , in this quarter , other spots , with which I am acquainted , where Buddhist ruins are to be found . It is a remarkable circumstance , that , in the modern city , no Hindu temples including the temple of Briddh- kál ,
... , in this quarter , other spots , with which I am acquainted , where Buddhist ruins are to be found . It is a remarkable circumstance , that , in the modern city , no Hindu temples including the temple of Briddh- kál ,
Page 102
... remarkable painting , representing the divine vengeance executed on sinners in hell . In the foreground is the River of Death , through which persons are seen endeavouring to make their way to the other side . Some are left alone to ...
... remarkable painting , representing the divine vengeance executed on sinners in hell . In the foreground is the River of Death , through which persons are seen endeavouring to make their way to the other side . Some are left alone to ...
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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