The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 23
... tion . Perched on the summit is a small white unpre- tending temple , embosomed in a grove of trees . The mound excites not a little curiosity , and it is pointed to the pilgrim as the Kunsa - tila , or the ruins of the abode of Kunsa ...
... tion . Perched on the summit is a small white unpre- tending temple , embosomed in a grove of trees . The mound excites not a little curiosity , and it is pointed to the pilgrim as the Kunsa - tila , or the ruins of the abode of Kunsa ...
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... tion . But among the Chowbays thrift follows not fawn- ing . Their preferment goes by service , of which each had in his hand a scroll of vouchers and certificates to substantiate his claim . It mattered little to us to know who had or ...
... tion . But among the Chowbays thrift follows not fawn- ing . Their preferment goes by service , of which each had in his hand a scroll of vouchers and certificates to substantiate his claim . It mattered little to us to know who had or ...
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... tion . The images adorning them met with a similar fate . To escape the hammer of the infidel , the idols of principal note had been secreted , or transported beyond his reach . The statue of Balmokund of Brindabun was concealed in the ...
... tion . The images adorning them met with a similar fate . To escape the hammer of the infidel , the idols of principal note had been secreted , or transported beyond his reach . The statue of Balmokund of Brindabun was concealed in the ...
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... tion , and is void of any expresssion . The features are hard and utterly meaningless - being hit off without the slightest stamp of that amorous ardency which should characterize the countenance of the Lord of the Gopi- nees . It is a ...
... tion , and is void of any expresssion . The features are hard and utterly meaningless - being hit off without the slightest stamp of that amorous ardency which should characterize the countenance of the Lord of the Gopi- nees . It is a ...
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... tion of new followers . Instead of a monumental pillar or other , a tank coupled with the name of Brahma , has been made to record the triumph of the Vishnuvites . The tank has little depth in comparison to the elevation of the soil in ...
... tion of new followers . Instead of a monumental pillar or other , a tank coupled with the name of Brahma , has been made to record the triumph of the Vishnuvites . The tank has little depth in comparison to the elevation of the soil in ...
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