The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 74
... wall , are figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and Lakshmínáráyan or Vishnu , and his wife Lakshmí . Immediately opposite to the temple of Kálí are two ...
... wall , are figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are images representing Bhairo , the Sun , Hanu- mán , and Lakshmínáráyan or Vishnu , and his wife Lakshmí . Immediately opposite to the temple of Kálí are two ...
Page 75
... wall of the court is a collection of stone deities , all representing the linga . They are nine in number , of which several are , appa- rently , very old . Two stone figures of satis have also been placed here , in commemoration of the ...
... wall of the court is a collection of stone deities , all representing the linga . They are nine in number , of which several are , appa- rently , very old . Two stone figures of satis have also been placed here , in commemoration of the ...
Page 76
... walls of which are in a dilapidated condition . Here are two shrines , of considerable interest on account of the singular legends associated with them . That on the right is called Már- kanḍeśwar . Márkaṇḍa was a Rishi , whom Mahadeva ...
... walls of which are in a dilapidated condition . Here are two shrines , of considerable interest on account of the singular legends associated with them . That on the right is called Már- kanḍeśwar . Márkaṇḍa was a Rishi , whom Mahadeva ...
Page 80
... wall , we come to a shrine standing at its south - western angle , and forming part of the Briddhkál edifice . Its name is Alpmriteswar , from the god to whom it is dedicated , who , it is reported , is endowed with the miraculous power ...
... wall , we come to a shrine standing at its south - western angle , and forming part of the Briddhkál edifice . Its name is Alpmriteswar , from the god to whom it is dedicated , who , it is reported , is endowed with the miraculous power ...
Page 85
... wall and partly by five small shrines standing side by side ; and the entrance to the enclosure thus made is by a door opening through the wall on the eastern side . This enclosure is of narrow dimensions , yet contains several objects ...
... wall and partly by five small shrines standing side by side ; and the entrance to the enclosure thus made is by a door opening through the wall on the eastern side . This enclosure is of narrow dimensions , yet contains several objects ...
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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