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
... whole and are exceedingly massive . The second lower down has six turrets ; and the third , five . These turrets are called marhis by the natives , and are used , by them , for sitting upon in the cool of the day , or for retiring to ...
... whole and are exceedingly massive . The second lower down has six turrets ; and the third , five . These turrets are called marhis by the natives , and are used , by them , for sitting upon in the cool of the day , or for retiring to ...
Page 99
... whole of one day and night , with- out sleeping , he is promised eternal liberation as his reward . The temple stands in the midst of a quadrangle , and is of recent date , having been built a few years ago by Náṭhú Bálá , of Poonah ...
... whole of one day and night , with- out sleeping , he is promised eternal liberation as his reward . The temple stands in the midst of a quadrangle , and is of recent date , having been built a few years ago by Náṭhú Bálá , of Poonah ...
Page 140
... whole distance , and passed over every ghát . This pilgrimage is called the Panch - tírth , to perform which is considered a very meritorious act . The legend connected with the Daśáśamedh temple and ghát , as the foundation of the ...
... whole distance , and passed over every ghát . This pilgrimage is called the Panch - tírth , to perform which is considered a very meritorious act . The legend connected with the Daśáśamedh temple and ghát , as the foundation of the ...
Page 145
... whole collection looks like a doll - shop of a very vulgar description . It is difficult to understand how persons in their senses can pay divine homage to such frightful objects ; yet , on conversing with the priests , they boldly ...
... whole collection looks like a doll - shop of a very vulgar description . It is difficult to understand how persons in their senses can pay divine homage to such frightful objects ; yet , on conversing with the priests , they boldly ...
Page 159
... whole city to rebellion . The civil authorities , therefore , are wise in not interfering in the matter , but suffer the natives , in this instance , to reap the fruits of their superstitions and delusions . The monkeys are fed with ...
... whole city to rebellion . The civil authorities , therefore , are wise in not interfering in the matter , but suffer the natives , in this instance , to reap the fruits of their superstitions and delusions . The monkeys are fed with ...
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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