The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 50
... seen . At each corner is a dome , and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to S'iva . When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of ...
... seen . At each corner is a dome , and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to S'iva . When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of ...
Page 58
... seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not unwelcome to a Hindu stomach , would revolt a European . Not that the whole of this medley is eaten ; but the rice and grain and other ...
... seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not unwelcome to a Hindu stomach , would revolt a European . Not that the whole of this medley is eaten ; but the rice and grain and other ...
Page 87
... seen on the right - hand side , filling up the corner in that direction , on arriving at which you come in sight of the river . It is dedicated to Rádhá- Krishna , that is , to Krishná and his wife , who are standing side by side . They ...
... seen on the right - hand side , filling up the corner in that direction , on arriving at which you come in sight of the river . It is dedicated to Rádhá- Krishna , that is , to Krishná and his wife , who are standing side by side . They ...
Page 102
... seen endeavouring to make their way to the other side . Some are left alone to buffet with the waves in their own strength ; while others , who , when living in this world , supported Brahmans , are helped across by the sacred cow , who ...
... seen endeavouring to make their way to the other side . Some are left alone to buffet with the waves in their own strength ; while others , who , when living in this world , supported Brahmans , are helped across by the sacred cow , who ...
Page 119
... the spot where the trunk had stood , the emblem was found in the position in which it is now seen . The figure looks old ; and it is not unlikely , that , in the youth of the tree , it was inserted in BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 119.
... the spot where the trunk had stood , the emblem was found in the position in which it is now seen . The figure looks old ; and it is not unlikely , that , in the youth of the tree , it was inserted in BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 119.
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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