The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 70
... supposed to ride , and also a miniature fountain . On either side of the inner shrine is a statue of a woman , one being called Siddhi , and the other , Buddhi . In this neighbourhood there is , likewise , an imposing temple , erected a ...
... supposed to ride , and also a miniature fountain . On either side of the inner shrine is a statue of a woman , one being called Siddhi , and the other , Buddhi . In this neighbourhood there is , likewise , an imposing temple , erected a ...
Page 86
... supposed divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well ...
... supposed divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well ...
Page 91
... supposed power of dissipating fever . The worship- per , on approaching the idol , vows , that , should he recover , he will present to it dúdhbhangá , that is , dúdh or milk ; bháng , leaves of hemp ; and sweet- meats , mixed up ...
... supposed power of dissipating fever . The worship- per , on approaching the idol , vows , that , should he recover , he will present to it dúdhbhangá , that is , dúdh or milk ; bháng , leaves of hemp ; and sweet- meats , mixed up ...
Page 95
... supposed that I doubt the considerable antiquity of a certain portion of it . I refer especially to the foundations of many of the build- ings in the streets immediately adjacent to the Ganges ; and I conceive it to be not at all ...
... supposed that I doubt the considerable antiquity of a certain portion of it . I refer especially to the foundations of many of the build- ings in the streets immediately adjacent to the Ganges ; and I conceive it to be not at all ...
Page 96
... supposed , that works written upon Benares and in its praise , such as the Káśí- rahasya , which numbers thirty chapters ; the Kási - máhá- tmya , which contains five ; and Kási - khanda , taken from the Skanda - purana , which consists ...
... supposed , that works written upon Benares and in its praise , such as the Káśí- rahasya , which numbers thirty chapters ; the Kási - máhá- tmya , which contains five ; and Kási - khanda , taken from the Skanda - purana , which consists ...
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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