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Page 53
The Government , as a kind of trustee of the mosque , still pays , periodically , or
did so not long since , the interest of money belonging to it , deposited in the
Treasury , notwithstanding the Act lately passed forbidding such a practice .
Between ...
The Government , as a kind of trustee of the mosque , still pays , periodically , or
did so not long since , the interest of money belonging to it , deposited in the
Treasury , notwithstanding the Act lately passed forbidding such a practice .
Between ...
Page 83
Feeling bound to fulfil his promise , he abandoned the government , abdicated
the throne , and retired from the place , and was , thereupon , conveyed , by Siva
himself , to the Kailás mountain . On his departure , the gods reentered the city ...
Feeling bound to fulfil his promise , he abandoned the government , abdicated
the throne , and retired from the place , and was , thereupon , conveyed , by Siva
himself , to the Kailás mountain . On his departure , the gods reentered the city ...
Page 112
... who received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at
one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses
were partially paid : but it has lapsed to the Government ; and , consequently ...
... who received it , possibly , from Aurungzeb himself . A small village was , at
one time , in possession of the mosque , from the proceeds of which its expenses
were partially paid : but it has lapsed to the Government ; and , consequently ...
Page 113
The Government takes care of the minarets , and keeps them in order . The
temple of Kámeswar , in the northern division of Benares , is one of the few
temples , in the city , not of comparatively modern date ; and yet , like them , it by
no means ...
The Government takes care of the minarets , and keeps them in order . The
temple of Kámeswar , in the northern division of Benares , is one of the few
temples , in the city , not of comparatively modern date ; and yet , like them , it by
no means ...
Page 126
modern structure , and was built by Nakku Misr , a servant of the Government ;
and the other is that erected by Mirch Bai , already spoken of . The latter only
presents features of interest . The foundations of this temple are raised some
distance ...
modern structure , and was built by Nakku Misr , a servant of the Government ;
and the other is that erected by Mirch Bai , already spoken of . The latter only
presents features of interest . The foundations of this temple are raised some
distance ...
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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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