The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 43
... various parts of Benares , the largest being situated above the Dasáśamedh Ghát , near the Mán Mandil Observatory . In regard to the number of idols of every description actually worshipped by the people , it certainly exceeds the ...
... various parts of Benares , the largest being situated above the Dasáśamedh Ghát , near the Mán Mandil Observatory . In regard to the number of idols of every description actually worshipped by the people , it certainly exceeds the ...
Page 74
... various medicines , and resort to other useful means for regaining for a p man wh had stro was try better th the well which ca some dis juncti also to d unlike th arapet ro collecti They are ntly , ve een plac ation of To the emple in 3 ...
... various medicines , and resort to other useful means for regaining for a p man wh had stro was try better th the well which ca some dis juncti also to d unlike th arapet ro collecti They are ntly , ve een plac ation of To the emple in 3 ...
Page 83
... various times , into the city , since this imaginary emi- gration of the gods , must , therefore , be looked upon in the light of interlopers . In endeavouring to extract a few grains of truth out of this strange mythological story , we ...
... various times , into the city , since this imaginary emi- gration of the gods , must , therefore , be looked upon in the light of interlopers . In endeavouring to extract a few grains of truth out of this strange mythological story , we ...
Page 90
... various divinities . In one are three figures , re- presenting Rám , Lakshman , and Jánakí , cut in black stone or marble . In another is an old figure of Agwán , the porter of Bágeśwarí ; and by his side is a second figure , still ...
... various divinities . In one are three figures , re- presenting Rám , Lakshman , and Jánakí , cut in black stone or marble . In another is an old figure of Agwán , the porter of Bágeśwarí ; and by his side is a second figure , still ...
Page 92
... Various stones built into the wall , in this quarter of the city , are , likewise , elaborately carved . These , it is possible , are connected with the same era as the figures just referred to . 93 CHAPTER VI . BENARES , Kásí , and ...
... Various stones built into the wall , in this quarter of the city , are , likewise , elaborately carved . These , it is possible , are connected with the same era as the figures just referred to . 93 CHAPTER VI . BENARES , Kásí , 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