The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 49
... shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes ...
... shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already spoken of . He makes ...
Page 54
... shrines , one of white marble , the other of stone , and between them a scaffolding of carved stone , from which a bell is suspended . Standing in this courtyard , the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and ...
... shrines , one of white marble , the other of stone , and between them a scaffolding of carved stone , from which a bell is suspended . Standing in this courtyard , the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and ...
Page 55
... shrine as of an epoch anterior to that of the old Bisheswar , the ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent portion of Aurungzeb's mosque . Hence the name attached to it . This temple is surmounted by a large dome , the ...
... shrine as of an epoch anterior to that of the old Bisheswar , the ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent portion of Aurungzeb's mosque . Hence the name attached to it . This temple is surmounted by a large dome , the ...
Page 56
... shrine dedicated to Saníchar , or the planet Saturn . The deity within , representing the planet , exhibits a silver head , beneath which depends an apron , or what has the appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less ...
... shrine dedicated to Saníchar , or the planet Saturn . The deity within , representing the planet , exhibits a silver head , beneath which depends an apron , or what has the appearance of such . The truth is , the idol is bodi- less ...
Page 59
... shrine dedicated to the Sun. The idol representing the Sun is seated in a chariot drawn by seven horses , and is surrounded by a glory indicative of the rays of light which he emits from his person in all directions . In a second corner ...
... shrine dedicated to the Sun. The idol representing the Sun is seated in a chariot drawn by seven horses , and is surrounded by a glory indicative of the rays of light which he emits from his person in all directions . In a second corner ...
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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