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The temple of Bisheśwar is situated in the midst of a quadrangle , covered in with
a roof , above which the tower of the temple is seen . At each corner is a dome ,
and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to Sliva . When observed in the ...
The temple of Bisheśwar is situated in the midst of a quadrangle , covered in with
a roof , above which the tower of the temple is seen . At each corner is a dome ,
and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to Sliva . When observed in the ...
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Consequently , they will not permit the Mohammedans to enter the mosque by
more than one public entrance , which , instead of being in front of that building ,
is situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have 52 BENARES , PAST AND
...
Consequently , they will not permit the Mohammedans to enter the mosque by
more than one public entrance , which , instead of being in front of that building ,
is situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have 52 BENARES , PAST AND
...
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situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a
gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ,
although they once erected one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on
account ...
situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a
gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ,
although they once erected one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on
account ...
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... the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking
beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in
height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking
beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in
height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque .
This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All . ” The
natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that
of ...
sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque .
This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All . ” The
natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that
of ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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