The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 36
... ruins found in various places , and therefore of a technical character , and not perhaps of interest to the general reader , although of much importance to the archæologist and to all concerned in the physical aspects of old Benares ...
... ruins found in various places , and therefore of a technical character , and not perhaps of interest to the general reader , although of much importance to the archæologist and to all concerned in the physical aspects of old Benares ...
Page 51
... ruins of the old temple of Bisheswar , which stood to the north - west of the present structure , and was demolished by the Emperor Aurungzeb in the seventeenth century . Extensive remains of this ancient temple are still visible . They ...
... ruins of the old temple of Bisheswar , which stood to the north - west of the present structure , and was demolished by the Emperor Aurungzeb in the seventeenth century . Extensive remains of this ancient temple are still visible . They ...
Page 52
... ruins , it is manifest that the former temple of Bisheśwar must have been both loftier and more capacious than the existing structure ; and the courtyard is four or five times more spacious than the entire area occupied by the modern ...
... ruins , it is manifest that the former temple of Bisheśwar must have been both loftier and more capacious than the existing structure ; and the courtyard is four or five times more spacious than the entire area occupied by the modern ...
Page 55
... ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent portion of Aurungzeb's mosque . Hence the name attached to it . This temple is surmounted by a large dome , the decaying condition of which is visible in the gaps on its outer ...
... ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent portion of Aurungzeb's mosque . Hence the name attached to it . This temple is surmounted by a large dome , the decaying condition of which is visible in the gaps on its outer ...
Page 73
... ruin . Indeed , the aspect of the entire building is that of decay . The site of the other five courts , and of the gardens once attached to the temple , is occupied by dwelling - houses . When this shrine was in its glory , it must ...
... ruin . Indeed , the aspect of the entire building is that of decay . The site of the other five courts , and of the gardens once attached to the temple , is occupied by dwelling - houses . When this shrine was in its glory , it must ...
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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