The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page viii
... tank . - The Mushan , or the place of Soondra's execution . The Nabobhaut.- Shere Afkun's tomb . - The old Rajbaree . - The Maharajah of Burdwan . - Kristoshair and female swimmers . - The Dilk- hoosa - baug . The menagerie and its ...
... tank . - The Mushan , or the place of Soondra's execution . The Nabobhaut.- Shere Afkun's tomb . - The old Rajbaree . - The Maharajah of Burdwan . - Kristoshair and female swimmers . - The Dilk- hoosa - baug . The menagerie and its ...
Page 14
... tank . The two - storied buildings , all round , are neat and elegant . The great hall has a royal magnificence . But it is profusely adorned , in the Mahomedan taste , with chandeliers , and lanterns , and wall - shades of all the ...
... tank . The two - storied buildings , all round , are neat and elegant . The great hall has a royal magnificence . But it is profusely adorned , in the Mahomedan taste , with chandeliers , and lanterns , and wall - shades of all the ...
Page 22
... tanks every eight miles . Tieffenthaler speaks of old Kulna . The river is again deserting the new town , and its gunge or mart has considerably fallen off from its prosperity . The first thing one goes to see in Kulna is the Rajbaree ...
... tanks every eight miles . Tieffenthaler speaks of old Kulna . The river is again deserting the new town , and its gunge or mart has considerably fallen off from its prosperity . The first thing one goes to see in Kulna is the Rajbaree ...
Page 56
... tanks with which the country abounds are , therefore , well - stocked with fish . In Western Beerb- hoom , nearly all the tanks have reddish water , owing to the ferruginous soil . September 8th . - Left this morning for Kenduli ...
... tanks with which the country abounds are , therefore , well - stocked with fish . In Western Beerb- hoom , nearly all the tanks have reddish water , owing to the ferruginous soil . September 8th . - Left this morning for Kenduli ...
Page 66
... tanks of oil and ghee dug on the occasion are yet ex- isting . There were the Rajahs and Zemindars of half Bengal , and the guests being presided over by the Brah- min Rajah Siva Chunder of Krishnugger , the pomp of the shrad was ...
... tanks of oil and ghee dug on the occasion are yet ex- isting . There were the Rajahs and Zemindars of half Bengal , and the guests being presided over by the Brah- min Rajah Siva Chunder of Krishnugger , the pomp of the shrad was ...
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