The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 75
... square , with a temple in the middle , dedicated to Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur- rounded by others of smaller stature . Passing ...
... square , with a temple in the middle , dedicated to Mahadeva . A serpent is entwined about the chief idol , which is called Nág- eswar , or the Serpent - god . The central deity is sur- rounded by others of smaller stature . Passing ...
Page 88
... square , lead down to the well ; and a broad wall of good masonry , six or seven feet thick , surrounds them at their summit , rising to the height of four or five feet above the ground . Each of the four series of stairs has an ...
... square , lead down to the well ; and a broad wall of good masonry , six or seven feet thick , surrounds them at their summit , rising to the height of four or five feet above the ground . Each of the four series of stairs has an ...
Page 114
... square ; and these may be regarded as so many separate shrines , inasmuch as they are occupied by groups of deities . Two of these are filled with the peculiar emblems of Siva ; and one of them holds as many as twenty - five . A third ...
... square ; and these may be regarded as so many separate shrines , inasmuch as they are occupied by groups of deities . Two of these are filled with the peculiar emblems of Siva ; and one of them holds as many as twenty - five . A third ...
Page 116
... carry out their favourite custom of traversing the circumference of the temple a multitude of times . The portico rests on pillars ; and its floor is paved with small square slabs ㄨ of polished marble . In the centre of the.
... carry out their favourite custom of traversing the circumference of the temple a multitude of times . The portico rests on pillars ; and its floor is paved with small square slabs ㄨ of polished marble . In the centre of the.
Page 121
... square pedestal , in commemoration of the cremation of widows on the funeral pile of their husbands at this spot . In addition to the Satís , there are two other objects of interest placed upon the pedestal . One is a bass - relief ...
... square pedestal , in commemoration of the cremation of widows on the funeral pile of their husbands at this spot . In addition to the Satís , there are two other objects of interest placed upon the pedestal . One is a bass - relief ...
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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