The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 9
... gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too low an estimate . The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city , moreover , is very large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps more , while the ...
... gives less than two hundred thousand ; but this is too low an estimate . The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city , moreover , is very large , being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand , and perhaps more , while the ...
Page 16
... give directions re- specting the numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They receive the offerings , the ...
... give directions re- specting the numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They receive the offerings , the ...
Page 17
... give symbolical significance to its existence and authority . Her thousands of temples , her myriads of idols , her swarms of pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and multifarious ...
... give symbolical significance to its existence and authority . Her thousands of temples , her myriads of idols , her swarms of pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and multifarious ...
Page 25
... give evidence of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late Govern- ment archæologist , and the architect of the Government College , a beautiful Gothic structure in the suburbs of the city , although ...
... give evidence of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late Govern- ment archæologist , and the architect of the Government College , a beautiful Gothic structure in the suburbs of the city , although ...
Page 42
... gives it a strange and repellent appearance . By a more recent estimate than that.made by Mr. Prinsep , the following results have been arrived at , the accuracy of which , however , I am unable to vouch for , though I dare say they may ...
... gives it a strange and repellent appearance . By a more recent estimate than that.made by Mr. Prinsep , the following results have been arrived at , the accuracy of which , however , I am unable to vouch for , though I dare say they may ...
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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