The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page xxii
... light upon some important phases of religious development . From the tomb of this important person our Hindoo traveller proceeded to Moorshedabad , the capital of the former Nawaubs of Bengal , of which he has given a full account ; and ...
... light upon some important phases of religious development . From the tomb of this important person our Hindoo traveller proceeded to Moorshedabad , the capital of the former Nawaubs of Bengal , of which he has given a full account ; and ...
Page xxiii
... light and colouring in which they appeared before his own eyes ; and has diversified the details of his information by references to local traditions , objects of antiquarian interest , social and religious institu- tions , and the ...
... light and colouring in which they appeared before his own eyes ; and has diversified the details of his information by references to local traditions , objects of antiquarian interest , social and religious institu- tions , and the ...
Page xxii
... light upon some important phases of religious development . From the tomb of this important person our Hindoo traveller proceeded to Moorshedabad , the capital of the former Nawaubs of Bengal , of which he has given a full account ; and ...
... light upon some important phases of religious development . From the tomb of this important person our Hindoo traveller proceeded to Moorshedabad , the capital of the former Nawaubs of Bengal , of which he has given a full account ; and ...
Page 16
... 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 , and returning once in a ...
... 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 , and returning once in a ...
Page 20
... light . The earliest authentic mention of Santipoor is found in the history of Choitunya . It is a place sacred to the Vaishnavas for the birth and abode of his friend and follower , Adwaita . The sand - bank , now in front of the town ...
... light . The earliest authentic mention of Santipoor is found in the history of Choitunya . It is a place sacred to the Vaishnavas for the birth and abode of his friend and follower , Adwaita . The sand - bank , now in front of the town ...
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