The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 99
... stands in the midst of a quadrangle , and is of recent date , having been built a few years ago by Náṭhú Bálá , of Poonah ; but the priests state that the quadrangle itself is upwards of three hundred years old . There is little ...
... stands in the midst of a quadrangle , and is of recent date , having been built a few years ago by Náṭhú Bálá , of Poonah ; but the priests state that the quadrangle itself is upwards of three hundred years old . There is little ...
Page 100
... stands apart from all the shrines . It is made of stone , and is three feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ...
... stands apart from all the shrines . It is made of stone , and is three feet high above its base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ...
Page 101
... stands in the middle of the enclosure , is a double temple . Each division is open on its three sides , and , from the number and assortment of its idols , is a veritable pantheon . It would be curious to know the reason for making such ...
... stands in the middle of the enclosure , is a double temple . Each division is open on its three sides , and , from the number and assortment of its idols , is a veritable pantheon . It would be curious to know the reason for making such ...
Page 103
... stands the emblem of S'iva , who is here called Lingeswar ; and near it is Siva's wife , Párvatí . small oil lamp is kept constantly burning not far from the idol , whose daily supply of water and flowers , —the offerings of his ...
... stands the emblem of S'iva , who is here called Lingeswar ; and near it is Siva's wife , Párvatí . small oil lamp is kept constantly burning not far from the idol , whose daily supply of water and flowers , —the offerings of his ...
Page 111
... stands is nearly the same number of feet above the bed of the stream , it will at once be perceived that the minarets occupy a very prominent position in a panoramic view of the city . Although many of the buildings of Benares ...
... stands is nearly the same number of feet above the bed of the stream , it will at once be perceived that the minarets occupy a very prominent position in a panoramic view of the city . Although many of the buildings of Benares ...
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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