The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxxiv
... rivers , the Kiranâ , Dhûtapâpâ , Saraswati , Gangâ , and Yamunâ : किरणा धूतपापा च पुण्यतोया सरस्वती । गंगा च यमुना चैव पञ्च नद्यो - च कीर्त्तिताः ॥ अतः पञ्चनदं ...
... rivers , the Kiranâ , Dhûtapâpâ , Saraswati , Gangâ , and Yamunâ : किरणा धूतपापा च पुण्यतोया सरस्वती । गंगा च यमुना चैव पञ्च नद्यो - च कीर्त्तिताः ॥ अतः पञ्चनदं ...
Page xxxvi
... river , by survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p ...
... river , by survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p ...
Page 9
... river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the close of the last century is , for the most part , applicable to her present state . He speaks of her as " a city , which , in wealth , population , dignity ...
... river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the close of the last century is , for the most part , applicable to her present state . He speaks of her as " a city , which , in wealth , population , dignity ...
Page 10
... river . Nor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great metropolis . Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion . All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich ...
... river . Nor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great metropolis . Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion . All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich ...
Page 19
... more are standing near the river Gunduck in Tirhoot ; and one has been placed on a pedestal in the fort of Allahabad . A fragment of another was discovered near Delhi , and part of a seventh was used as a roller on the Benares road by.
... more are standing near the river Gunduck in Tirhoot ; and one has been placed on a pedestal in the fort of Allahabad . A fragment of another was discovered near Delhi , and part of a seventh was used as a roller on the Benares road by.
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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