The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page xiv
... famous Raja of Bullala , in the ancient Bengal metropolis at Gour , to degrade the class of Bunniahs , probably from differences of religious opinion and sectarian feelings , of which , however , nothing whatever is known beyond the ...
... famous Raja of Bullala , in the ancient Bengal metropolis at Gour , to degrade the class of Bunniahs , probably from differences of religious opinion and sectarian feelings , of which , however , nothing whatever is known beyond the ...
Page xv
... famous ; but Krishna is worshipped by Bunniahs generally as the incarn- ation of Vishnu . Here it should be remarked that the god Vishnu is to the mind of his Hindoo worshippers the one Supreme Being , who created all things and exists ...
... famous ; but Krishna is worshipped by Bunniahs generally as the incarn- ation of Vishnu . Here it should be remarked that the god Vishnu is to the mind of his Hindoo worshippers the one Supreme Being , who created all things and exists ...
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... famous in the national traditions . Moreover , on leaving school he had chosen the hereditary profession of his caste ; and accordingly often found it necessary to visit many parts of Bengal to institute inquiries respecting the country ...
... famous in the national traditions . Moreover , on leaving school he had chosen the hereditary profession of his caste ; and accordingly often found it necessary to visit many parts of Bengal to institute inquiries respecting the country ...
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Bholanauth Chunder. { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town of Dacca , which in the days of our grandmothers manufactured the celebrated muslin dresses , each of which was of so fine a texture that it could be drawn through a ...
Bholanauth Chunder. { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town of Dacca , which in the days of our grandmothers manufactured the celebrated muslin dresses , each of which was of so fine a texture that it could be drawn through a ...
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... famous for being the scene where Juggernauth and his brother Balaram , having fasted the whole day , pawned a bracelet with a shopkeeper to procure some food . The ornament was missed by the Pandas ( priests ) on their return to Pooree ...
... famous for being the scene where Juggernauth and his brother Balaram , having fasted the whole day , pawned a bracelet with a shopkeeper to procure some food . The ornament was missed by the Pandas ( priests ) on their return to Pooree ...
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