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
... leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ; and behind him is the ...
... leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour , approaching to black ; and behind him is the ...
Page 70
... leading up to the top of the huge breastwork uniting the two largest turrets , exhibit an immense rent , which is carried down to the very base of the ghát . The breastwork , likewise , to- 1 gether with the turrets , is out of the 72 ...
... leading up to the top of the huge breastwork uniting the two largest turrets , exhibit an immense rent , which is carried down to the very base of the ghát . The breastwork , likewise , to- 1 gether with the turrets , is out of the 72 ...
Page 80
... and it is the resort of a large number of worshippers , who seek for themselves and their friends an escape from sickness and death . In the streets leading to the Briddhkál temple , a melá or 80 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... and it is the resort of a large number of worshippers , who seek for themselves and their friends an escape from sickness and death . In the streets leading to the Briddhkál temple , a melá or 80 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 81
... leading to Briddhkál , a small temple ob- structs the thoroughfare , called Ratneswar , from ratna , a jewel . The shrine is referred to in Hindu writings . A curious circumstance is connected with its modern history . Upwards of thirty ...
... leading to Briddhkál , a small temple ob- structs the thoroughfare , called Ratneswar , from ratna , a jewel . The shrine is referred to in Hindu writings . A curious circumstance is connected with its modern history . Upwards of thirty ...
Page 86
... leading to the court , is a temple dedicated to Dhar- meśwar , or Lord Dharma , —that is , the deity who per- sonifies dharm . If Dharm be regarded as the Buddhist creed , then this appellation would refer to the supposed divine head of ...
... leading to the court , is a temple dedicated to Dhar- meśwar , or Lord Dharma , —that is , the deity who per- sonifies dharm . If Dharm be regarded as the Buddhist creed , then this appellation would refer to the supposed divine head of ...
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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