The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 23
... covered the face of Muttra by the tenth century with Brahminical temples popping from all sides . Just at the entrance of the town , is a long and lofty earthen mound , resembling the spur of a low , diminutive hill . The vast and solid ...
... covered the face of Muttra by the tenth century with Brahminical temples popping from all sides . Just at the entrance of the town , is a long and lofty earthen mound , resembling the spur of a low , diminutive hill . The vast and solid ...
Page 69
... covered by a sheet of white linen . They daily perform sepulchre with flow- rites to his manes , by strewing his ers , and sprinkling it with water . The tomb yields a good income to the attendants in charge . The Pooleen is the ...
... covered by a sheet of white linen . They daily perform sepulchre with flow- rites to his manes , by strewing his ers , and sprinkling it with water . The tomb yields a good income to the attendants in charge . The Pooleen is the ...
Page 109
... covered with dwelling - houses , temples , and tombs ; and while the summits present nature in her wild form , the bases are adorned with all the beauty of architecture and art - of tanks , orchards , and gardens , forming a most ...
... covered with dwelling - houses , temples , and tombs ; and while the summits present nature in her wild form , the bases are adorned with all the beauty of architecture and art - of tanks , orchards , and gardens , forming a most ...
Page 112
... is the small marble slab covering the grave , with the two feet of Krishna carved in the centre , and around them the emblems of the god , the discus , the skull , the sword , the rosary . These emblems 112 Travels of a Hindoo .
... is the small marble slab covering the grave , with the two feet of Krishna carved in the centre , and around them the emblems of the god , the discus , the skull , the sword , the rosary . These emblems 112 Travels of a Hindoo .
Page 113
... covered with beautiful snow - white stucco work , that resembles the finest marble ; but this is disfigured by wretched paintings , representing , on one side of the dome , Suraje Mull , in Durbar , smoking his hookah , and giving ...
... covered with beautiful snow - white stucco work , that resembles the finest marble ; but this is disfigured by wretched paintings , representing , on one side of the dome , Suraje Mull , in Durbar , smoking his hookah , and giving ...
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