Government of IndiaBenares 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 |
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