The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 63
... which fills up a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part . The base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 63.
... which fills up a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part . The base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 63.
Page 64
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. The base of the tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. The base of the tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises ...
Page 70
... base of the building . Upon the Manikarniká ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called Charaṇa - páduká , projecting slightly from the pavement ; and in the middle of ...
... base of the building . Upon the Manikarniká ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called Charaṇa - páduká , projecting slightly from the pavement ; and in the middle of ...
Page 70
... base ; and the entire building is so dilapidated , that it looks as if it had been shaken by an earthquake . The ghát itself , and also the stairs leading up to the top of the huge breastwork uniting the two largest turrets , exhibit an ...
... base ; and the entire building is so dilapidated , that it looks as if it had been shaken by an earthquake . The ghát itself , and also the stairs leading up to the top of the huge breastwork uniting the two largest turrets , exhibit an ...
Page 100
... base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ten millions of the emblems of Siva carved upon it . The actual number cut out on the ...
... base , and ten inches or a foot in thickness . Its name is Kot - Lingeswar , from the circumstance that its surface is supposed to have a koti or ten millions of the emblems of Siva carved upon it . The actual number cut out on the ...
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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