
Banaras
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Banaras: An Introduction
- 2 Banaras in Historical Perspective
- 3 The City of Shiva
- 4 The Sacred Circle of all the Gods
- 5 The River Ganges and the Great Ghats
- 6 Seasons and Times
- 7 City of All India
- 8 City of the Good Life
- 9 City of Death and Liberation
- Appendix I: Sanskrit Sources for the Study of Banaras
- Appendix II: The Zones of the Sacred City
- Appendix III: The Shiva Lingas of Kashi
- Appendix IV: The Cycles of Kashi Goddesses
- Appendix V: Other Deities of Kashi
- Appendix VI: The Year in Banaras: A Partial Calendar
- Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- About the Author
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