The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 70
... statue of a woman , one being called Siddhi , and the other , Buddhi . In this neighbourhood there is , likewise , an imposing temple , erected a few years ago by the Raja of Ahmety . Near to Manikarniká ghát are Sindhia ghát and the ...
... statue of a woman , one being called Siddhi , and the other , Buddhi . In this neighbourhood there is , likewise , an imposing temple , erected a few years ago by the Raja of Ahmety . Near to Manikarniká ghát are Sindhia ghát and the ...
Page 90
... statue of a lion , the váhan or riding animal of the goddess , which was presented to the temple by Lál Bahádar Sinh , Raja of Amethi . This Raja has dedicated four similar statues of the lion to the service of the principal deities of ...
... statue of a lion , the váhan or riding animal of the goddess , which was presented to the temple by Lál Bahádar Sinh , Raja of Amethi . This Raja has dedicated four similar statues of the lion to the service of the principal deities of ...
Page 121
... statue of a man . Between the columns , but raised above them , in a line with the central object beneath , is , likewise , another small statue of a man . Altogether , this delicate piece of statuary exhibits ten human figures ...
... statue of a man . Between the columns , but raised above them , in a line with the central object beneath , is , likewise , another small statue of a man . Altogether , this delicate piece of statuary exhibits ten human figures ...
Page 146
... Statue . - Temple of Duláres war . - Peepul tree at Chaukí Ghát - Swinging gods . THE Bengalis inhabiting Benares form a considerable community . They reside , for the most part , by them- selves , in a quarter of the city called the ...
... Statue . - Temple of Duláres war . - Peepul tree at Chaukí Ghát - Swinging gods . THE Bengalis inhabiting Benares form a considerable community . They reside , for the most part , by them- selves , in a quarter of the city called the ...
Page 148
... statues in bass - relief , six feet in height , stand on either side of the doorway , and are supposed to guard the approach to the inner chamber . The figures are ex- ceedingly well executed , and have a striking and life- like ...
... statues in bass - relief , six feet in height , stand on either side of the doorway , and are supposed to guard the approach to the inner chamber . The figures are ex- ceedingly well executed , and have a striking and life- like ...
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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