The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 139
... supposed sanctity . is one of the five celebrated places of pilgrimage in Benares . The other four are Así Sangam , Manikarniká , Panchgangá , and Barná Sangam . These five places , in addition to their proper attractions , are ...
... supposed sanctity . is one of the five celebrated places of pilgrimage in Benares . The other four are Así Sangam , Manikarniká , Panchgangá , and Barná Sangam . These five places , in addition to their proper attractions , are ...
Page 148
... supposed to guard the approach to the inner chamber . The figures are ex- ceedingly well executed , and have a striking and life- like appearance . Each has four hands , and , in form and posture , is the exact counterpart of the other ...
... supposed to guard the approach to the inner chamber . The figures are ex- ceedingly well executed , and have a striking and life- like appearance . Each has four hands , and , in form and posture , is the exact counterpart of the other ...
Page 175
... supposed to perform an important part in preserving the stability , the purity , and the peace of Benares and of the entire enclosure . They are , in fact , watchmen appointed by the ruling monarch Bisheswar , to keep the boundary of Be ...
... supposed to perform an important part in preserving the stability , the purity , and the peace of Benares and of the entire enclosure . They are , in fact , watchmen appointed by the ruling monarch Bisheswar , to keep the boundary of Be ...
Page 185
... supposed to be , and are generally represented as being , exceedingly jealous of each other's glory ; and the sacred writings extol and disparage each in turn . As worshippers are prohibited from entering these temples , a BENARES ...
... supposed to be , and are generally represented as being , exceedingly jealous of each other's glory ; and the sacred writings extol and disparage each in turn . As worshippers are prohibited from entering these temples , a BENARES ...
Page 201
... supposed to main- tain a very large and extensive standing force ; and the strength of his cavalry alone was estimated at two thou- sand . I had formerly experienced their utility , in the war with the Seneasses , in which they were ...
... supposed to main- tain a very large and extensive standing force ; and the strength of his cavalry alone was estimated at two thou- sand . I had formerly experienced their utility , in the war with the Seneasses , in which they were ...
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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