The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 24
... erected in India several hundred years preceding the third century B.C . , - the earliest date , as already remarked , of any monuments hitherto dis- covered , ―the probability is , that , if a diligent search were instituted , some ...
... erected in India several hundred years preceding the third century B.C . , - the earliest date , as already remarked , of any monuments hitherto dis- covered , ―the probability is , that , if a diligent search were instituted , some ...
Page 25
... erecting , without reflecting that they might possibly be relics of ancient buildings formerly situated on that site ... erection of one of the bridges over the river Barna , forty - eight statues and other sculptured stones were removed ...
... erecting , without reflecting that they might possibly be relics of ancient buildings formerly situated on that site ... erection of one of the bridges over the river Barna , forty - eight statues and other sculptured stones were removed ...
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... erected in comparatively modern times , and , with the exception of an occasional bit of old frieze or cornice , or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls , deposited over drains , or lying neglected by the side ...
... erected in comparatively modern times , and , with the exception of an occasional bit of old frieze or cornice , or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls , deposited over drains , or lying neglected by the side ...
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... erected about the era of the Gupta dynasty , or perhaps from the first or second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old ...
... erected about the era of the Gupta dynasty , or perhaps from the first or second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old ...
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... erected after models found there . This entire subject will be dis- cussed in subsequent chapters , towards the close of this volume , in which some account of the archæology of Benares and its neighbourhood will be given in detail . It ...
... erected after models found there . This entire subject will be dis- cussed in subsequent chapters , towards the close of this volume , in which some account of the archæology of Benares and its neighbourhood will be given in detail . It ...
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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