The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 55
... side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back as the Gupta period , and possibly earlier . May not these old stones ...
... side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back as the Gupta period , and possibly earlier . May not these old stones ...
Page 56
... side of Bisheswar stands one such temple . The gateways leading into the court- yard and into the fane itself are , both , profusely carved ; and , in addition , the latter is crowded with figures inter- mingled with a multitude of ...
... side of Bisheswar stands one such temple . The gateways leading into the court- yard and into the fane itself are , both , profusely carved ; and , in addition , the latter is crowded with figures inter- mingled with a multitude of ...
Page 62
... side , a priest sat , with a rod in his hand , made of peacock's feathers , with which , in the name of Danḍpán , he gently tapped the worshippers , and thereby vicariously inflicted punishment upon them for the offences of which they ...
... side , a priest sat , with a rod in his hand , made of peacock's feathers , with which , in the name of Danḍpán , he gently tapped the worshippers , and thereby vicariously inflicted punishment upon them for the offences of which they ...
Page 63
... side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ...
... side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ...
Page 64
... side . In front of the shrine occupied by the idol is the porch , or , more properly , the belfry , in which four bells are sus- pended . This porch rests upon pillars , and is painted and decorated according to Hindu taste , and after ...
... side . In front of the shrine occupied by the idol is the porch , or , more properly , the belfry , in which four bells are sus- pended . This porch rests upon pillars , and is painted and decorated according to Hindu taste , and after ...
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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