The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page xviii
... thousand images of Doorgá were annually made in Calcutta for the celebration of the Doorgá festival ; but in the present year scarcely a thousand have been made in all Calcutta ; and it was especially remarked that there was a great ...
... thousand images of Doorgá were annually made in Calcutta for the celebration of the Doorgá festival ; but in the present year scarcely a thousand have been made in all Calcutta ; and it was especially remarked that there was a great ...
Page xxiv
... thousands of people washing away their sins in the Ganges ; the idols , flowers , sprinklings with waters , readings ... thousand and one nondescript scenes which meet the eye at a Hindoo fair ; the jumbling up of the pilgrimages of the ...
... thousands of people washing away their sins in the Ganges ; the idols , flowers , sprinklings with waters , readings ... thousand and one nondescript scenes which meet the eye at a Hindoo fair ; the jumbling up of the pilgrimages of the ...
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... thousand brick - houses were erected , and fifteen vessels , bearing French colours , traded to different ports from Mocha to the Manillas . But all this grandeur has passed away , and deserted houses , and silent streets , and ...
... thousand brick - houses were erected , and fifteen vessels , bearing French colours , traded to different ports from Mocha to the Manillas . But all this grandeur has passed away , and deserted houses , and silent streets , and ...
Page 13
... thousand Portuguese were slaughtered , and 4400 men , women , and children were made prisoners of war . Out of three hundred and four vessels of all sizes , only three made their escape . The best - looking young persons were sent to ...
... thousand Portuguese were slaughtered , and 4400 men , women , and children were made prisoners of war . Out of three hundred and four vessels of all sizes , only three made their escape . The best - looking young persons were sent to ...
Page 21
... thousand families of weavers and tailors . The descendants of Nityanundo are Gossains of Khurdah . The descendants of Adwaita are Gossains of Santipoor . There , the principal idol is Shamsoonder . Here , the principal idol is Shamchand ...
... thousand families of weavers and tailors . The descendants of Nityanundo are Gossains of Khurdah . The descendants of Adwaita are Gossains of Santipoor . There , the principal idol is Shamsoonder . Here , the principal idol is Shamchand ...
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