The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 84
... stands in a court a short distance from Mír Ghát . The idol consists of a black emblem of Siva . It is not alone , but is associated with other gods , one of whom is called Bisbáhuka , or the Twenty - handed See Appendix C. Divinity ...
... stands in a court a short distance from Mír Ghát . The idol consists of a black emblem of Siva . It is not alone , but is associated with other gods , one of whom is called Bisbáhuka , or the Twenty - handed See Appendix C. Divinity ...
Page 85
... stand , on the sides of which a number of small oil - lamps are placed , on certain occasions , in honour of Divodás . In the centre of this court is Dharm - kúp , one of the famous sacred wells of Benares . Its mouth is begirt partly ...
... stand , on the sides of which a number of small oil - lamps are placed , on certain occasions , in honour of Divodás . In the centre of this court is Dharm - kúp , one of the famous sacred wells of Benares . Its mouth is begirt partly ...
Page 89
... stands a large peepul tree ; and at the foot of it are several old mutilated images , one of which has extensive carv- ings upon it . There is , also , a small low temple close by , containing figures of Hanumán and other deities ...
... stands a large peepul tree ; and at the foot of it are several old mutilated images , one of which has extensive carv- ings upon it . There is , also , a small low temple close by , containing figures of Hanumán and other deities ...
Page 91
... stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two others , namely , the temples of Jwarahareswar and Siddheswar , which , together with ...
... stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two others , namely , the temples of Jwarahareswar and Siddheswar , which , together with ...
Page 94
... stand , others once stood , and that the deities now worshipped have been worshipped at these precise spots through all past time ; but this , of course , is said with the object of extolling their gods . No dependence can be placed on ...
... stand , others once stood , and that the deities now worshipped have been worshipped at these precise spots through all past time ; but this , of course , is said with the object of extolling their gods . No dependence can be placed on ...
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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