"Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put…"

"I think Banares is one of the most wonderful places I have ever seen. It has struck me that a Westerner feels in Bana…"

"Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better tha…"

"The history of this period [of Muslim domination] is complicated, and the various Muslim dynasties which came to powe…"

"Benares is holy. Europe, grown superficial, hardly understands such truths anymore.....I feel nearer here than I have…"

"It had been brought to the notice of His Majesty that during the late reign many idol temples had been begun, but rem…"

"From that place the royal army proceeded towards Benares, ‘which is in the centre of the country of Hind,’ and here t…"

"This city anciently bore the name of Kashi, but at what period it received its present name the page of history is si…"

"The city of Benares, for its wealth, costly buildings, and the number of its inhabitants, is classed in the first of …"

"Making a pilgrimage there in Banaras every day for a whole year, still she did not reach all the sacred places. For i…"