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Benares the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion

Author: Havell, E.B.

Keywords: Benares, Banaras, Hinduism, Hindu art, Banaras History, Pilgrimage Sites, Religion

Publisher: Blackie and Son, Blackie and Son

Description: The author intended this book as an intelligible outline of Hindu ideas and religious practices to showcase the imaginative and artistic side of Indian religions. The illustrations were included to complement the text and make the book more informative than just a travel guide. The book covers the history of Benares from the Vedic times, the arrival of Buddha, the rise of modern Hinduism and the time of British rule, and describes its ghats, temples, sacred wells and pilgrimage sites.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Havell, E.B.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-24T06:09:22Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-24T06:09:22Z
dc.description The author intended this book as an intelligible outline of Hindu ideas and religious practices to showcase the imaginative and artistic side of Indian religions. The illustrations were included to complement the text and make the book more informative than just a travel guide. The book covers the history of Benares from the Vedic times, the arrival of Buddha, the rise of modern Hinduism and the time of British rule, and describes its ghats, temples, sacred wells and pilgrimage sites.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xiii, 226 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Blackie and Son, Blackie and Son
dc.subject Benares, Banaras, Hinduism, Hindu art, Banaras History, Pilgrimage Sites, Religion
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1905
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004413
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Havell, E.B.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-24T06:09:22Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-24T06:09:22Z
dc.description The author intended this book as an intelligible outline of Hindu ideas and religious practices to showcase the imaginative and artistic side of Indian religions. The illustrations were included to complement the text and make the book more informative than just a travel guide. The book covers the history of Benares from the Vedic times, the arrival of Buddha, the rise of modern Hinduism and the time of British rule, and describes its ghats, temples, sacred wells and pilgrimage sites.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xiii, 226 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Blackie and Son, Blackie and Son
dc.subject Benares, Banaras, Hinduism, Hindu art, Banaras History, Pilgrimage Sites, Religion
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1905
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004413
dc.format.medium text