The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... beautiful modest little building , but much too costly over a hermit . The material is all fine white marble , carved with a tasteful elegance . The sarcophagus is enclosed in a latticed screen of marble , and inlaid with mother - of ...
... beautiful modest little building , but much too costly over a hermit . The material is all fine white marble , carved with a tasteful elegance . The sarcophagus is enclosed in a latticed screen of marble , and inlaid with mother - of ...
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... beautiful octagonal pavilion , said to have been the emperor's private study . It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the ...
... beautiful octagonal pavilion , said to have been the emperor's private study . It has three large windows filled with an excellent tracery of white marble , and all its remaining wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the ...
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... beautiful white marbles enter into its composition . The sides are built up in walls of light and exquisite lattice - screens of the same material . Through their apertures , the meandering Jumna breaks in upon the sight . The ...
... beautiful white marbles enter into its composition . The sides are built up in walls of light and exquisite lattice - screens of the same material . Through their apertures , the meandering Jumna breaks in upon the sight . The ...
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... beautiful temples and shrines . It makes a gay scene every evening to perform here the vespers in honour of the Jumna . Large crowds as- semble to witness the ceremony . The spot is illumin- ated . Bells and cymbals ring on every side ...
... beautiful temples and shrines . It makes a gay scene every evening to perform here the vespers in honour of the Jumna . Large crowds as- semble to witness the ceremony . The spot is illumin- ated . Bells and cymbals ring on every side ...
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... . It was gay , animated , striking , and beautiful , thronged by Mah- rattas , Marwarees , Chowbays , and others , in their vari- 1 ous costumes , and all mingled together in agreeable confusion 38 Travels of a Hindoo .
... . It was gay , animated , striking , and beautiful , thronged by Mah- rattas , Marwarees , Chowbays , and others , in their vari- 1 ous costumes , and all mingled together in agreeable confusion 38 Travels of a Hindoo .
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