The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 28
... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary de- velopment which the style ...
... Mohammedan cemetery in the neighbourhood of Tiliyá Nálá , with the elaborately ornamented columns of the mosque in the Ráj Ghát Fort , we are at once struck with the contrast , and at the extraordinary de- velopment which the style ...
Page 30
... Mohammedan rule in India , that nearly all the buildings in Benares , of acknowledged antiquity , have been appro- priated by the Musulmans ; being used as mosques , mausoleums , dargáhs , and so forth ; and also that a large portion of ...
... Mohammedan rule in India , that nearly all the buildings in Benares , of acknowledged antiquity , have been appro- priated by the Musulmans ; being used as mosques , mausoleums , dargáhs , and so forth ; and also that a large portion of ...
Page 31
... Mohammedan period which Hindus re- member better than another , it is the insulting pride of the Musulmans , the ... Mohammedanism is unchangeable , and that , if , by any mischance , India should again come into the possession of men of ...
... Mohammedan period which Hindus re- member better than another , it is the insulting pride of the Musulmans , the ... Mohammedanism is unchangeable , and that , if , by any mischance , India should again come into the possession of men of ...
Page 32
... Mohammedan rule . It seems clear , that , for the most part , the emperors forbade the Hindus to build spacious temples , and suffered them to erect only small structures , of the size of cages , for their idols , and these of no pre ...
... Mohammedan rule . It seems clear , that , for the most part , the emperors forbade the Hindus to build spacious temples , and suffered them to erect only small structures , of the size of cages , for their idols , and these of no pre ...
Page 33
... Mohammedan period , this portion of the city , now become its suburbs , was possessed of considerable magnificence , and , indeed , was a favourite place of resort to its Mohammedan rulers . The tendency of Benares to change its bound ...
... Mohammedan period , this portion of the city , now become its suburbs , was possessed of considerable magnificence , and , indeed , was a favourite place of resort to its Mohammedan rulers . The tendency of Benares to change its bound ...
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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