The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page ix
... Ghaut- scenes at Benares . — Teelabhandessur , and his history . — The legend of Munikurnika - ghaut . — The observatory . — Madoo - rai- ke - dharara , or the mosque of Aurungzebe . - Ramnugger.- The temple of Biseswara . - The Gyan ...
... Ghaut- scenes at Benares . — Teelabhandessur , and his history . — The legend of Munikurnika - ghaut . — The observatory . — Madoo - rai- ke - dharara , or the mosque of Aurungzebe . - Ramnugger.- The temple of Biseswara . - The Gyan ...
Page x
... ghaut . - Nana and his council . - Miss Wheeler . - The House of Massacre . - Intrench- ments of General Wheeler . - Suttee - Chowra - ghaut . — Ancient Khetryas and modern Sepoys . - The Ganges canal . The visionary attorney ...
... ghaut . - Nana and his council . - Miss Wheeler . - The House of Massacre . - Intrench- ments of General Wheeler . - Suttee - Chowra - ghaut . — Ancient Khetryas and modern Sepoys . - The Ganges canal . The visionary attorney ...
Page 8
... ghaut , which is sacred to the memory of Choitunya for his having halted and bathed here in the course of his wanderings . The heath of Champdani is notorious for piracies and murders in days gone by . Then comes Ghiretti - the country ...
... ghaut , which is sacred to the memory of Choitunya for his having halted and bathed here in the course of his wanderings . The heath of Champdani is notorious for piracies and murders in days gone by . Then comes Ghiretti - the country ...
Page 12
... ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma- sonry , that we saw to be dashed by and made the sport of the waters , was the last solitary remnant of that fort- ress . Hooghly is supposed to ...
... ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma- sonry , that we saw to be dashed by and made the sport of the waters , was the last solitary remnant of that fort- ress . Hooghly is supposed to ...
Page 16
... ghaut , even in broad day - light . Traders , on their way home with the accumulated savings of the year , ran considerable risk of being stopped , plundered , and murdered near Doomurdah . Men , receiving their pay and annual buckshish ...
... ghaut , even in broad day - light . Traders , on their way home with the accumulated savings of the year , ran considerable risk of being stopped , plundered , and murdered near Doomurdah . Men , receiving their pay and annual buckshish ...
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