The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 89
... mutilated images re- ferred to above . In the adjoining Mahalla of Jaitpurá , a short dis- tance from the Serpent's Well , is the temple of Bágeś- warí . Her face consists of a compound of eight BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 89.
... mutilated images re- ferred to above . In the adjoining Mahalla of Jaitpurá , a short dis- tance from the Serpent's Well , is the temple of Bágeś- warí . Her face consists of a compound of eight BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 89.
Page 90
... face consists of a compound of eight kinds of metal , which is of a pale hue , and highly burnished . She wears on her head a large crown , surmounted with balls , like the coronets of the nobility . Her person is covered with a cloth ...
... face consists of a compound of eight kinds of metal , which is of a pale hue , and highly burnished . She wears on her head a large crown , surmounted with balls , like the coronets of the nobility . Her person is covered with a cloth ...
Page 91
... face of the temple - wall is a niche , four or five feet in height , which is filled up by the god Hanumán . He is painted bright red , and stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his ...
... face of the temple - wall is a niche , four or five feet in height , which is filled up by the god Hanumán . He is painted bright red , and stand with hands folded ; while on one shoulder sits the god Rám , and , on the other , his ...
Page 109
... representing the Moon , made of a pale metal , probably silver , and exhibiting the various parts of the face , as in the case of the Sun , but without gilding or glory . A few feet in BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 109.
... representing the Moon , made of a pale metal , probably silver , and exhibiting the various parts of the face , as in the case of the Sun , but without gilding or glory . A few feet in BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 109.
Page 131
... faces the river . From this you ascend a stair- case , which brings you to that part of the building devoted to astronomical purposes . The Observatory was erected by Raja Jay Sinh , who " succeeded to the inheritance of the ancient ...
... faces the river . From this you ascend a stair- case , which brings you to that part of the building devoted to astronomical purposes . The Observatory was erected by Raja Jay Sinh , who " succeeded to the inheritance of the ancient ...
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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