Front cover image for Banaras : city of light

Banaras : city of light

This is the acclaimed study and interpretation of Banaras, the holy place of the Hindus.
Print Book, English, 1999
Columbia University Press, New York, 1999
xxiv, 427 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780231114479, 0231114478
1130997421
Banaras: an introduction
Banaras in historical perspective
The city of Shiva
The sacred circle of all the gods
The river Ganges and the great ghats
Seasons and times
City of all India
City of the good life
City of death and liberation
Appendix I. Sanskrit sources for the study of Banāras
Appendix II. The zones of the sacred city
Appendix III. The Shiva lingas of Kāshī
Appendix IV. The cycles of Kāshī Goddesses
Appendix V. Other deities of Kāshī
Appendix VI. The year in Banāras: a partial calendar