The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... purposes of trade , and others for amusement and in- formation . In the first instance the Baboo relates the story of a trip up the river Hooghly , in which he describes the principal places on the banks of the river , commencing.
... purposes of trade , and others for amusement and in- formation . In the first instance the Baboo relates the story of a trip up the river Hooghly , in which he describes the principal places on the banks of the river , commencing.
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Bholanauth Chunder. principal places on the banks of the river , commencing from Chitpore to Nuddea , and thence from Kishnaghur to Cutwah , and the district of Beerbhoom , where he saw the tomb of Joydeva . Few Europeans probably are ...
Bholanauth Chunder. principal places on the banks of the river , commencing from Chitpore to Nuddea , and thence from Kishnaghur to Cutwah , and the district of Beerbhoom , where he saw the tomb of Joydeva . Few Europeans probably are ...
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... banks of the holy stream for a distance of some miles . The narrow busy streets with pagodas on all sides ; the gay bazars teeming with Native manufactures ; the mysterious temples with sacred bulls stabled in the holy precincts ;
... banks of the holy stream for a distance of some miles . The narrow busy streets with pagodas on all sides ; the gay bazars teeming with Native manufactures ; the mysterious temples with sacred bulls stabled in the holy precincts ;
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Bholanauth Chunder. xxii principal places on the banks of the river , coinmencing from Chitpore to Nuddea , and thence from Kishnaghur to Cutwab , and the district of Beerbhoom , where he saw the tomb of Joydeva . Few Europeans probably ...
Bholanauth Chunder. xxii principal places on the banks of the river , coinmencing from Chitpore to Nuddea , and thence from Kishnaghur to Cutwab , and the district of Beerbhoom , where he saw the tomb of Joydeva . Few Europeans probably ...
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... bank to bank , or in mid- stream , as the tide carried the boat . Passed Penhatty , in which is the sumaj of Raghub Pundit . He sleeps embowered under the shade of a madhavi tree , while the river flows immediately below with a soft ...
... bank to bank , or in mid- stream , as the tide carried the boat . Passed Penhatty , in which is the sumaj of Raghub Pundit . He sleeps embowered under the shade of a madhavi tree , while the river flows immediately below with a soft ...
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