The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 50
... situated in the midst of a quadrangle , covered in with a roof , above which the tower of the temple is seen . At each corner is a dome , and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to S'iva . When observed in the distance , from ...
... situated in the midst of a quadrangle , covered in with a roof , above which the tower of the temple is seen . At each corner is a dome , and , at the south - east corner , a temple sacred to S'iva . When observed in the distance , from ...
Page 52
... they will not permit the Mohammedans to enter the mosque by more than one public entrance , which , instead of being in front of that building , is situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have 52 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... they will not permit the Mohammedans to enter the mosque by more than one public entrance , which , instead of being in front of that building , is situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have 52 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 53
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ...
Page 54
... , the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... , the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 55
... situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque . This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of " the Primeval Lord of All . " The natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that of ...
... situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque . This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of " the Primeval Lord of All . " The natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that 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-laď 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