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Benares, the sacred city:

Havell, E. B.

Benares, the sacred city: sketches of Hindu life and religion E. B. Havell - London, Glasgow, Dublin Bombay, Blackie & Son, limited, 1905. - xiii, 226 p. ; front, illus. (incl. pl.) 23 cm.

In the Vedic times.-- The Hindu epics.--Hero-worship.--The advent of Buddha. Sarnath and the latest discoveries. The Jains.--The rise of modern Hinduism.--In the city.--On the Ganges.--The ghâts. Asi Sangam to Nepâli ghât.--The ghâts. from Manikarnika to Barna Sangam.--The temples and sacred wells.--The Panch-tirth and the pilgrimage of the Panch-Kôsi road. The pilgrimage of the soul.--Remains of old Benares. A Hindu-Muhammadan riot. A weavers' colony.--Benares under British rule.

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South Asia
Benares, the sacred city

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