| Officer, Joseph M. Sherer - India - 1821 - 348 pages
...much beautiful sculpture, representing fancy flower-andwreath borderings. I went into it. During o 4 the whole time I remained, there was a constant succession...the Indian Apollo, standing up in his car, and drawn by a sevenheaded horse. The arched crests and eager bend of their necks were exceedingly well executed.... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Bibliography - 1822 - 572 pages
...two fine statues of the bull of Siva couchant; and, small as the temple was, three or four Bruhminy bulls were walking about in it, stopping in the most...the Indian Apollo, standing up in his car, and drawn by a seven-headed horse. The arched crests and eager bend of their necks were exceedingly well executed.... | |
| Moyle Sherer - India - 1824 - 374 pages
...upon the pagodas of the south of India, is quite surprised to find those of Benares so few in number, so small and inconsiderable. The principal one is...the Indian Apollo, standing up in his car, and drawn by a sevenheaded horse. The arched crests and eager bend of their necks were exceedingly well executed.... | |
| Josiah Conder - Africa - 1828 - 412 pages
...bull of Siva couchant; and, small as the temple was, three or four Brahminy bulls were walking about it, stopping in the most inconvenient places. All...water used at the offerings ; and the altars, shrines, &<% were quite covered with flowers, glistening with the waters of the Ganges. The only thing in the... | |
| Moyle Sherer - Egypt - 1838 - 396 pages
...representing fancy flower-and-wreath borderings. I went into it. During the whole time I re- . mained, there was a constant succession of worshippers ; for,...the Indian Apollo, standing up in his car, and drawn by a seven-headed horse. The arched crests and eager bend of the necks were exceedingly well executed."... | |
| Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - Christian life - 1871 - 276 pages
...stones, of large size and beautiful black marble. It had also two fine statues of the bull of Shiva ; and, small as the temple was, three or four Brahminy...from the water used at the offerings ; and the altars and shrines were covered with flowers, glistening with the sacred water of the Ganges. Do you wish... | |
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