The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 16
... worship of the people , and give directions re- specting the numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They ...
... worship of the people , and give directions re- specting the numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They ...
Page 37
... worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other indecent figures , and of a multi- tude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous objects . Some of them are wild parodies on the animal kingdom , representing imaginary ...
... worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other indecent figures , and of a multi- tude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous objects . Some of them are wild parodies on the animal kingdom , representing imaginary ...
Page 44
... worship and the efficacy of her prayer . I did not stay to the end ; yet I well knew the result , as the same thing is constantly done in Benares . Having completed her devotions , she rose , took the image which she had worshipped in ...
... worship and the efficacy of her prayer . I did not stay to the end ; yet I well knew the result , as the same thing is constantly done in Benares . Having completed her devotions , she rose , took the image which she had worshipped in ...
Page 46
... worship has plunged them into immoralities of the grossest forms , has robbed them of truth , has filled their minds with deceit , has vitiated their holy aspirations , has greatly enfeebled every sentiment of virtue , has corrupted the ...
... worship has plunged them into immoralities of the grossest forms , has robbed them of truth , has filled their minds with deceit , has vitiated their holy aspirations , has greatly enfeebled every sentiment of virtue , has corrupted the ...
Page 48
... worship him , and must bring their offerings to his shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond . Although without mouth or throat , his thirst seems to be great ; for one of the most plentiful ...
... worship him , and must bring their offerings to his shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond . Although without mouth or throat , his thirst seems to be great ; for one of the most plentiful ...
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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