The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 55
... walls , making them look fresh and modern . There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of ...
... walls , making them look fresh and modern . There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of ...
Page 63
... wall on either side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour ...
... wall on either side of the door , leading into the enclosure , is decorated with paintings . On the right is a large figure of Bhaironáth or Bhairo ( for he possesses both titles , ) himself , depicted in a deep blue colour ...
Page 64
... wall . The interior of the shrine consists of a small room ; and on one side of it is a diminutive shrine , made entirely of copper , which is the habitation of the god Bhaironáth . The idol is of stone ; but his face is of silver . He ...
... wall . The interior of the shrine consists of a small room ; and on one side of it is a diminutive shrine , made entirely of copper , which is the habitation of the god Bhaironáth . The idol is of stone ; but his face is of silver . He ...
Page 66
... wall of the building is a square hole , which is so situated , in relation to the sun , that , at twelve o'clock , its rays , passing through the hole , impinge upon the water in the well below . At this hour of the day the well is ...
... wall of the building is a square hole , which is so situated , in relation to the sun , that , at twelve o'clock , its rays , passing through the hole , impinge upon the water in the well below . At this hour of the day the well is ...
Page 70
... walls and stairs of the same material . Before the ghát could be completed , the masonry began to sink ; and , on one occa- sion , so violent was the motion , that a loud report like the discharge of cannon was heard . A temple to the ...
... walls and stairs of the same material . Before the ghát could be completed , the masonry began to sink ; and , on one occa- sion , so violent was the motion , that a loud report like the discharge of cannon was heard . A temple to the ...
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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