The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 30
... mosques , mausoleums , dargáhs , and so forth ; and also that a large portion of the separate pillars , architraves , and various other ancient remains , which , as before remarked , are so plentifully found in one part of the city ...
... mosques , mausoleums , dargáhs , and so forth ; and also that a large portion of the separate pillars , architraves , and various other ancient remains , which , as before remarked , are so plentifully found in one part of the city ...
Page 31
... mosques through the iconoclastic fervour of Aurungzeb , there is no means of knowing ; but it is not too much to say , that he was unsurpassed , in this feature of religious fanaticism , by any of his predecessors . If there is one ...
... mosques through the iconoclastic fervour of Aurungzeb , there is no means of knowing ; but it is not too much to say , that he was unsurpassed , in this feature of religious fanaticism , by any of his predecessors . If there is one ...
Page 33
... mosques , and even Hindu buildings , most of which are in ruins , are found in abundance , showing that , as late as the Mohammedan period , this portion of the city , now become its suburbs , was possessed of considerable magnificence ...
... mosques , and even Hindu buildings , most of which are in ruins , are found in abundance , showing that , as late as the Mohammedan period , this portion of the city , now become its suburbs , was possessed of considerable magnificence ...
Page 37
... Mosque . — The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . -The Well Kásí Karwat . — Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrna and her temple . - Temples of Ganes and S'ukreswar . - THE form of religion prevailing among the Hindus ...
... Mosque . — The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . -The Well Kásí Karwat . — Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrna and her temple . - Temples of Ganes and S'ukreswar . - THE form of religion prevailing among the Hindus ...
Page 39
... mosques , and shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers , indeed , must have been in a state of decay . The anarchy that prevailed throughout the Mogul ...
... mosques , and shrines of India , belonging to all the native religions , were by no means in a flourishing condition . Large num- bers , indeed , must have been in a state of decay . The anarchy that prevailed throughout the Mogul ...
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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