The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 61
... situated upwards of a mile to the north of the temple of Bisheswar . The god of this shrine , as already described , is , in public esti- mation , the deified kotwal , or police - magistrate , of Benares and its suburbs , as far as the ...
... situated upwards of a mile to the north of the temple of Bisheswar . The god of this shrine , as already described , is , in public esti- mation , the deified kotwal , or police - magistrate , of Benares and its suburbs , as far as the ...
Page 62
... situated a short distance off . The stone representing this singular deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity ...
... situated a short distance off . The stone representing this singular deity is about four feet in height , and is specially worshipped , every Tuesday and Sunday , by a great many people . It is set up on end , the upper extremity ...
Page 66
... situated , in relation to the sun , that , at twelve o'clock , its rays , passing through the hole , impinge upon the water in the well below . At this hour of the day the well is visited by persons wishing to search into the secrets of ...
... situated , in relation to the sun , that , at twelve o'clock , its rays , passing through the hole , impinge upon the water in the well below . At this hour of the day the well is visited by persons wishing to search into the secrets of ...
Page 73
... situated on the northern side of the city , is interesting , both for its antiquity and extent , as well as for the singular legends con- nected with its primitive history . It formerly possessed twelve separate courts or quadrangles ...
... situated on the northern side of the city , is interesting , both for its antiquity and extent , as well as for the singular legends con- nected with its primitive history . It formerly possessed twelve separate courts or quadrangles ...
Page 76
... situated , and passing through a corridor to the north , we come to a small enclosure , the walls of which are in a dilapidated condition . Here are two shrines , of considerable interest on account of the singular legends associated ...
... situated , and passing through a corridor to the north , we come to a small enclosure , the walls of which are in a dilapidated condition . Here are two shrines , of considerable interest on account of the singular legends associated ...
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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