The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 172
... bathe in the tank ; and sometimes large crowds may be seen assembled on the stairs . But so extensive are the gháts , that hundreds of persons might dress and undress upon them , without incommoding one another . The tank is a square ...
... bathe in the tank ; and sometimes large crowds may be seen assembled on the stairs . But so extensive are the gháts , that hundreds of persons might dress and undress upon them , without incommoding one another . The tank is a square ...
Page 173
... bathe , there- fore , pass and repass at least one temple . The object of the pilgrimage to Rámnagar is some- what amusing . It is said that Vedavyás , the compiler of the Vedas , once paid a visit to Rámnagar , intending to proceed to ...
... bathe , there- fore , pass and repass at least one temple . The object of the pilgrimage to Rámnagar is some- what amusing . It is said that Vedavyás , the compiler of the Vedas , once paid a visit to Rámnagar , intending to proceed to ...
Page 176
... bathe in a tank or stream , and , on terminating their march each day , must perform the same rite . They do not permit themselves the luxury of shoes ; nor do they relieve the fatigue of the journey by the assistance of either horse ...
... bathe in a tank or stream , and , on terminating their march each day , must perform the same rite . They do not permit themselves the luxury of shoes ; nor do they relieve the fatigue of the journey by the assistance of either horse ...
Page 184
... bathe in the uniting waters is regarded as a very meritorious act , sufficient to wash away the trans- gressions of a life - time . This Sangam is one of the five celebrated places of pilgrimage on the banks of the Ganges at Benares ...
... bathe in the uniting waters is regarded as a very meritorious act , sufficient to wash away the trans- gressions of a life - time . This Sangam is one of the five celebrated places of pilgrimage on the banks of the Ganges at Benares ...
Page 214
... bathe promiscuously in the Ganges . The Mohammedans also have their melás , but to a limited extent as compared with the Hindu population . I shall now give a list of the Hindu and Moham- medan melás held in Benares , with a few ...
... bathe promiscuously in the Ganges . The Mohammedans also have their melás , but to a limited extent as compared with the Hindu population . I shall now give a list of the Hindu and Moham- medan melás held in Benares , with a few ...
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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