The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 29
Page 13
... trace was left of the Portuguese in Bengal ; and , except- ing the Portuguese church and the Portuguese surtout , with its hanging sinecure sleeves ( our lupadas , we mean ) , which had been introduced by them into the Indian wardrobe ...
... trace was left of the Portuguese in Bengal ; and , except- ing the Portuguese church and the Portuguese surtout , with its hanging sinecure sleeves ( our lupadas , we mean ) , which had been introduced by them into the Indian wardrobe ...
Page 25
... trace of old Nuddea . It is now partly chur land , and partly the bed of the stream that flows to the north of the town . The Ganges formerly held a westerly course , and old Nuddea was on the same side with Krishnagur . Fifty years ago ...
... trace of old Nuddea . It is now partly chur land , and partly the bed of the stream that flows to the north of the town . The Ganges formerly held a westerly course , and old Nuddea was on the same side with Krishnagur . Fifty years ago ...
Page 37
... trace of debris was pointed out as marking the site of Agum Bagish's abode . He it was who , Jupiter - like , first produced the image af Kali from his creative fancy , and instituted the worship of the female generative principle under ...
... trace of debris was pointed out as marking the site of Agum Bagish's abode . He it was who , Jupiter - like , first produced the image af Kali from his creative fancy , and instituted the worship of the female generative principle under ...
Page 51
... traces of the mud walls washed down almost level with the surface of the ground , and overgrown by fine green kusa grass ... trace is obliterated , and a few miserable huts literally overhanging the water , are the only remains of the ...
... traces of the mud walls washed down almost level with the surface of the ground , and overgrown by fine green kusa grass ... trace is obliterated , and a few miserable huts literally overhanging the water , are the only remains of the ...
Page 62
... trace of human abode was found in their wild , forlorn depths . These saul plantations are valuable estates to their owners , who cherish them with great care for their timber . On emerging from the forest , which extends for ten miles ...
... trace of human abode was found in their wild , forlorn depths . These saul plantations are valuable estates to their owners , who cherish them with great care for their timber . On emerging from the forest , which extends for ten miles ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abode Agra Akber Allahabad ancient Hindoo antiquity appearance architecture Asoca Baboo bank bazar beauty Benares Bengal Bholanauth Chunder boats Brahmins Buddha Buddhist building Bunniahs Burdwan Calcutta Cawnpore century Chandernagore Chinsurah Choitunya Chunar Doab Doorga English erected European feet Ganges gardens gharry ghaut Gour ground head Heber hills Hindoo Hindoostanee honour Hooghly hundred Hwen Thsang idolatry idols India inhabitants Jehan journey Jumna jungles Kanouge Krishna land lives lofty Mahomedan Mahratta marble miles Mogul Moorshedabad mosque Mussulman Nabob nation native Noor Jehan Nuddea palace pass Pataliputra Patna pilgrims population present Pundit Rajah Raneegunge river road ruins rupees sacred Sanscrit Santhal Sarnath scarcely scene seat sect seen serai Shah Shiva Shivites shrines side spot stands stone stream Sudra tank temple thousand tion tomb topes towers town trace traveller trees village Vishnu walls women worship Young Bengal