Benares, the sacred city
Subtitle: sketches of Hindu life and religion
By: by E.B. Havell ; with many illustrations
Publisher: Blackie & Son, limited
Published: 1905
Place of publication: London; Glasgow; Dublin; Bombay
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Hinduism; Travel; Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Table of contents: title: In the Vedic times.; title: The Hindu epics.; title: Hero-worship.; title: The advent of Buddha. Sarnath and the latest discoveries. The Jains.; title: The rise of modern Hinduism.; title: In the city.; title: On the Ganges.; title: The gh©Øts. Asi Sangam to Nep©Øli gh©Øt.; title: The gh©Øts. from Manikarnika to Barna Sangam.; title: The temples and sacred wells.; title: The Panch-tirth and the pilgrimage of the Panch-K©þsi road. The pilgrimage of the soul.; title: Remains of old Benares. A Hindu-Muhammadan riot. A weavers' colony.; title: Benares under British rule.