The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... representing this singular deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a ...
... representing this singular deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity receiving , occa- sionally , the adjunct of a ...
Page 63
... representing the ten avatars of Vishņu . The door itself is carved and embellished not inelegantly . On passing through into the quad- rangle , I was struck with the confined position of the temple , which fills up a large portion of ...
... representing the ten avatars of Vishņu . The door itself is carved and embellished not inelegantly . On passing through into the quad- rangle , I was struck with the confined position of the temple , which fills up a large portion of ...
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... representing seven sisters ; for this dreaded goddess is , in reality a seven - fold deity . She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of Bhaironáth , and between it and Danḍpán , is a temple sacred ...
... representing seven sisters ; for this dreaded goddess is , in reality a seven - fold deity . She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of Bhaironáth , and between it and Danḍpán , is a temple sacred ...
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... pavement ; and in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which is inlaid with marble . In the centre of the marble are two small flat objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The 70 .BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... pavement ; and in the middle of it stands a stone pedestal , the top of which is inlaid with marble . In the centre of the marble are two small flat objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The 70 .BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The tradi- tion is , that this deity selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. objects , representing the two feet of Vishnu . The tradi- tion is , that this deity selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the ...
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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