The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in Northern India . - Number of Temples in Benares . - Temple of Bisheswar , the idol - king of Benares . - Ancient Temple of 1 19 Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well.
... . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in Northern India . - Number of Temples in Benares . - Temple of Bisheswar , the idol - king of Benares . - Ancient Temple of 1 19 Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well.
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... Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . The Well Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares.— Danḍpán , or the ...
... Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . The Well Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares.— Danḍpán , or the ...
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... Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách.- The Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of ...
... Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách.- The Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of ...
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... Temple of the Maharaja of Benares at Rámnagar . — Raja Cheit Singh's Tank . - Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rámnagar side of Benares . - Temple of Vedavyás . - Panch - kosí Road , or Sacred Boundary of Benares . - Pilgrimage of the Panch ...
... Temple of the Maharaja of Benares at Rámnagar . — Raja Cheit Singh's Tank . - Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rámnagar side of Benares . - Temple of Vedavyás . - Panch - kosí Road , or Sacred Boundary of Benares . - Pilgrimage of the Panch ...
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... Temple . - Traces of Buddhist Monastery - • 271 CHAPTER XX . Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered ... Temple of Kírtti Bisheswar . - Ancient Remains , No. VIII . , Chaukhambhá Mosque . - Ancient Remains , No. IX ...
... Temple . - Traces of Buddhist Monastery - • 271 CHAPTER XX . Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered ... Temple of Kírtti Bisheswar . - Ancient Remains , No. VIII . , Chaukhambhá Mosque . - Ancient Remains , No. IX ...
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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