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
... 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 the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . 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 the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The ...
Page 51
... tower , dome , and spire terminate , severally , in a sharp point . Attached to the first is a high pole bearing a small flag and tipped with a trident . The temple of Bisheswar , including the tower , is fifty- one feet in height . The ...
... tower , dome , and spire terminate , severally , in a sharp point . Attached to the first is a high pole bearing a small flag and tipped with a trident . The temple of Bisheswar , including the tower , is fifty- one feet in height . The ...
Page 58
... tower , and also a dome , which is carved and ornamented after the Hindu fashion . The dome is sustained by pillars ; and between them a bell is suspended , which is kept almost constantly sounding ; for , as soon as one worshipper ...
... tower , and also a dome , which is carved and ornamented after the Hindu fashion . The dome is sustained by pillars ; and between them a bell is suspended , which is kept almost constantly sounding ; for , as soon as one worshipper ...
Page 63
... a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part . The base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 63.
... a large portion of the entire area ; so that from the quadrangle itself it is impossible to gain more than a very limited view of its upper part . The base of the tower is , on three sides BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 63.
Page 64
... tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises to a con- siderable height . The shaft is surrounded by an im- mense number of small domes ...
... tower is , on three sides , built of plain stone , terminating in a castellated parapet , from within which the beautifully - carved spire rises to a con- siderable height . The shaft is surrounded by an im- mense number of small domes ...
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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