Sherring, Matthew A.: The sacred city of the Hindus: an account of Benares in ancient and modern times (London, 1868)

X CONTENTS.

Bisheswar, now a Mohammedan Mosque.—The Well Gyan
Bapt.—Temple of Ad-Bisheswar.—The Well Kasi Karwat.—
Temple of Sanichar.—The goddess Annpurna and her temple.—
Temples of Ganes and S'ukreswar..........37

CHAPTER IV.

Temple of Bhaironath, the god-magistrate of Benares.—
Dandpan, or the Deified Staff.—Temple of the Planet.—Kal-
kup, or Well of Fate.—Image of Mahakal. or Great Pate.—The
Manikarnika Well and Ghat.—Legends respecting the Well.—
Temple of Tarakeswar.—Sindhia Ghat, and the Raja of Nag-
pore's Ghat.—Temple of Briddhkal.—Shrines of Markandeswar
and Daksheswar. — Legend of Baja Daksh. ■— Temples of
Alpniriteswar and Batneswar............ 61

CHAPTEB V.

Legend respecting Divodas.— Temple of Divodaseswar.—
The Well Dharm-kup.—Radha-Krishna.—The Nag-Kuan, or
Serpent's Well.—Old Images.—Temples of Bageswari, Jwara-
hareswar, and SiddhesVar.............82

CHAPTEB VL

Benares, Kasi, and Kedar, the three Grand Divisions of the
city.—No old Hindu Temples in Benares.—Puranic character
of the Kasi Division of the City.—No trustworthy information
concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus
or from their sacred writings.—Preference of the Old Panes by
Pilgrims.—Trilochan Temple.—Legends respecting Trilochan.
—The Idolater's idea of the benefit resulting from Worshipping
in this Temple.—Kot Lingeswar.—Nanak Shah, the Sikh Guru.
—Painting in the Trilochan Temple, depicting the Punishments
of Hell.—Trilochan Ghat.—Gae Ghat.—Temples of Nirbud-
dheswar and Ad Mahadeva.—Gor Ji, the Gujarati Brahman. . 93

CHAPTER VH.

Panchganga Ghat.—Legends respecting it.—Lakshmanbala
Temple.—The Minarets.—Temple of Kameswar.—The Machau-
dari Tirth or Place of Pilgrimage....... . . . 107