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She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of
Bhaironáth , and between it and Dandpán , is a temple sacred to Naugrah , or ,
the Sun , Moon , Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , Saturn , Ráhu , and Ketu .
She has four temples devoted to her worship in Benares . A short distance east of
Bhaironáth , and between it and Dandpán , is a temple sacred to Naugrah , or ,
the Sun , Moon , Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , Saturn , Ráhu , and Ketu .
Page 66
It is customary for the Hindus to commence every important religious ceremony ,
as , for instance , that of marriage , with the worship of them ; for , unless they be
propitiated , they may vitiate the entire ceremony . The idols are placed , in the ...
It is customary for the Hindus to commence every important religious ceremony ,
as , for instance , that of marriage , with the worship of them ; for , unless they be
propitiated , they may vitiate the entire ceremony . The idols are placed , in the ...
Page 70
objects , representing the two feet of Vishņu . The tradition is , that this deity
selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the worship of
Mahadeva . It is , consequently , held in great veneration by the natives , and
receives ...
objects , representing the two feet of Vishņu . The tradition is , that this deity
selected this precise spot for the performance of ascetic rites and the worship of
Mahadeva . It is , consequently , held in great veneration by the natives , and
receives ...
Page 91
They are not all worshipped , which is rather strange , considering how prompt
the Hindus are to worship carved images of every kind . But the reason of their
not being worshipped is , I imagine , because they are so unlike the idols that are
...
They are not all worshipped , which is rather strange , considering how prompt
the Hindus are to worship carved images of every kind . But the reason of their
not being worshipped is , I imagine , because they are so unlike the idols that are
...
Page 99
As , in his estimation , it is high up in the scale of sanctity , it is not surprising that
he imagines great blessings are to be obtained from the worship of its idols . That
mystery in Hindu idea , called spiritual emancipation , which , in this land ...
As , in his estimation , it is high up in the scale of sanctity , it is not surprising that
he imagines great blessings are to be obtained from the worship of its idols . That
mystery in Hindu idea , called spiritual emancipation , which , in this land ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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