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Benares, the sacred city : sketches of Hindu life and religion /

by Havell, E. B. (Ernest Binfield).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Glasgow : Dublin, Bombay, Blackie & Son, limited, 1905Description: xiii, 226 p. : front, illus. (incl. pl.) ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Hinduism | Pilgrims and pilgrimages | Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India) -- Description and travel
Contents:
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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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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