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Bholanauth Chunder. this is a tower , nearly fifty feet high , built , according to local report , of elephant's tusks , but actually of com- position , moulded and enamelled into a resemblance of those natural substances . ' It is much ...
Bholanauth Chunder. this is a tower , nearly fifty feet high , built , according to local report , of elephant's tusks , but actually of com- position , moulded and enamelled into a resemblance of those natural substances . ' It is much ...
Page 10
... built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been— ' with a very agreeable expression of countenance and captivating manners . ' The building is four stories high , on a pyramidal principle -- each story diminishing in circumference ...
... built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been— ' with a very agreeable expression of countenance and captivating manners . ' The building is four stories high , on a pyramidal principle -- each story diminishing in circumference ...
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... 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 inscriptions which run all round the frieze are panegyrical tran- scripts ...
... 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 inscriptions which run all round the frieze are panegyrical tran- scripts ...
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... built upon it a creed antagonistic to Shivaism- preserving however this grand line of demarcation be- tween the Bible and the Bhagbut , that while the reli- gion of Christ appeals to the nobler faculties of man , the religion of Krishna ...
... built upon it a creed antagonistic to Shivaism- preserving however this grand line of demarcation be- tween the Bible and the Bhagbut , that while the reli- gion of Christ appeals to the nobler faculties of man , the religion of Krishna ...
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... built by Rajah Jeysing on an elevated site on the bank of the river . The observatory erected by that scientific prince on the roof of one of the apartments is also in a ruinous state . From the fact of this observa- VOL . II . 3 tory ...
... built by Rajah Jeysing on an elevated site on the bank of the river . The observatory erected by that scientific prince on the roof of one of the apartments is also in a ruinous state . From the fact of this observa- VOL . II . 3 tory ...
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Akber Altamash ancient appearance arches architecture Aurungzebe beautiful Begum Bengal Brindabun British building built Calcutta century Chandney Chowk Cheetore Chohan cloth College court covered Crown 8vo David Urquhart Delhi DICTIONARY dome Edited elephants emperor English erected eyes F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman feet Firoz Shah Frances Power Cobbe Gate gateway German gharry gold ground hall hands head Hindoo honour hundred India Indraprastha inscription Iron Pillar Jumma Musjeed Jumna Khan king Kootub Krishna Lalkot LANGUAGE London magnificent Mahomed Mahomedan ment miles Minar Mogul monarch mosque Mussulmans Muttra Nadir Shah original ornamented palace Pandavas Patan Pirthi-raj Post 8vo present princes Professor Rajah reign rich royal Royal Asiatic Society ruins rupees Sanskrit scene sewed Shah Jehan side spot stone story temple throne Timoor tion Togluk Toglukabad Tomara tomb towers Translated traveller Trübner viii walls white marble