The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 9
... gold may have been exposed and found untouched on the next day , to justify the boasts of Oriental historians . The name of Secundra is probably from Secunder Lodi . The best part of the town is now a wide - ex- tended scene of ruin ...
... gold may have been exposed and found untouched on the next day , to justify the boasts of Oriental historians . The name of Secundra is probably from Secunder Lodi . The best part of the town is now a wide - ex- tended scene of ruin ...
Page 12
... gold and jewels . It was too rich a temptation for the Jaut , who took it away in the days of his ascendancy . Since then , the terrace has remained open , communicating with the overhanging firmament , and letting in the light of its ...
... gold and jewels . It was too rich a temptation for the Jaut , who took it away in the days of his ascendancy . Since then , the terrace has remained open , communicating with the overhanging firmament , and letting in the light of its ...
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... gold , with eyes of rubies and sapphires , that we saw in any of the temples , though we had visited nearly some twenty of them . The finest building in the town is that of Paruckjee , the richest banker of the day in India . He was ...
... gold , with eyes of rubies and sapphires , that we saw in any of the temples , though we had visited nearly some twenty of them . The finest building in the town is that of Paruckjee , the richest banker of the day in India . He was ...
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... gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us through the hospital to see his patients , among whom one case particularly attracted our notice . The patient ...
... gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us through the hospital to see his patients , among whom one case particularly attracted our notice . The patient ...
Page 54
... gold , and a tray of his sacred food . The pera , a kind of comfit , of which the god was fond in his infancy , is still his favourite food . His taste for curds and butter was acquired from the dairy of Jushoda . But the days of ...
... gold , and a tray of his sacred food . The pera , a kind of comfit , of which the god was fond in his infancy , is still his favourite food . His taste for curds and butter was acquired from the dairy of Jushoda . But the days of ...
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