Banaras, City of Light"In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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Ādi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahmā brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.c. city's cremation ground Dandapāni darshana Dashāshvamedha death deities Devī dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā dwell earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Ganges ghāts goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Jnana Vāpī Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kāshī Kāshī Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodarī melā moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchakroshī Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayāga Purāna Puranic Rāma Rāvana religious rites ritual river riverfront sacred city sage samsāra Sankatā sannyāsins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story tīrthas tradition Trilochana Varana Varanasi Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanātha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas