TY - BOOK AU - Havell,E.B. TI - Benares, the sacred city: sketches of Hindu life and religion U1 - 954.2 HAV PY - 1905/// CY - London, Glasgow, Dublin, Bombay PB - Blackie & Son, limited KW - South Asia KW - Benares, the sacred city N1 - 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 ER -