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
... tower has been entirely removed , in order to lessen the weight resting upon the base of the building . Upon the Manikarniká ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called ...
... tower has been entirely removed , in order to lessen the weight resting upon the base of the building . Upon the Manikarniká ghát or stairs , on higher ground than that occupied by the Tárakeśwar temple , is a large round slab , called ...
Page 70
... towers or turrets . The uppermost row is of two turrets , one at each extremity , which are the largest of the whole and are exceedingly massive . The second lower down has six turrets ; and the third , five . These turrets are called ...
... towers or turrets . The uppermost row is of two turrets , one at each extremity , which are the largest of the whole and are exceedingly massive . The second lower down has six turrets ; and the third , five . These turrets are called ...
Page 112
... tower , from the summit of which you gain a complete view of Benares and its suburbs , and of a portion of the surrounding country ; but the ascent and descent are attended with consider- able fatigue . It is astonishing that this ...
... tower , from the summit of which you gain a complete view of Benares and its suburbs , and of a portion of the surrounding country ; but the ascent and descent are attended with consider- able fatigue . It is astonishing that this ...
Page 121
... towers of two temples are seen rising high above the Satís ; and in the adjoining enclosure stands the temple of Bará Gaṇeś . The quadrangle is open to the sky ; but it has a covered verandah , supported on pillars , running round the ...
... towers of two temples are seen rising high above the Satís ; and in the adjoining enclosure stands the temple of Bará Gaṇeś . The quadrangle is open to the sky ; but it has a covered verandah , supported on pillars , running round the ...
Page 125
... tower rising above it , having been erected by a Hindu , Balwant Rao Bákirá , and the latter , by a Moham- medan , Mirza Khurram Sháh , of Delhi . The ghát to the north was built more than a hundred years ago , by Raja Muralidhar ; and ...
... tower rising above it , having been erected by a Hindu , Balwant Rao Bákirá , and the latter , by a Moham- medan , Mirza Khurram Sháh , of Delhi . The ghát to the north was built more than a hundred years ago , by Raja Muralidhar ; and ...
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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