The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page vi
... Pillar and its legends . -Bulwan Deo . - Lalkot . - Rajah Pirthi - raj . — Rai Pithora.— The Bhoot - Khana . — Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar ...
... Pillar and its legends . -Bulwan Deo . - Lalkot . - Rajah Pirthi - raj . — Rai Pithora.— The Bhoot - Khana . — Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar ...
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... pillars , domes , and porticoes , presenting a sad picture of departed greatness . Near the Hati Durwaza -a huge and massive gateway - are seen ' two figures of astonishing elephants of the natural size , carved in stone with admirable ...
... pillars , domes , and porticoes , presenting a sad picture of departed greatness . Near the Hati Durwaza -a huge and massive gateway - are seen ' two figures of astonishing elephants of the natural size , carved in stone with admirable ...
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... pillars , and situated in the centre of the square court , we saw a respectable assembly sit squatting at an entertainment of music and song . The room occu- pied by the god is richly decorated . Its ceilings are silver - gilt . The ...
... pillars , and situated in the centre of the square court , we saw a respectable assembly sit squatting at an entertainment of music and song . The room occu- pied by the god is richly decorated . Its ceilings are silver - gilt . The ...
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... pillars , railings , figures , and inscriptions , discovered in clearing out a well at this spot , it is believed to have been the site of the famous monastery which was founded by the holy Upagupta during the reign of Asoca . ' The ...
... pillars , railings , figures , and inscriptions , discovered in clearing out a well at this spot , it is believed to have been the site of the famous monastery which was founded by the holy Upagupta during the reign of Asoca . ' The ...
Page 46
... Pillar at Delhi , stating Rajah Dhava , who put up that pillar in A. D. 319 , to have been a worshipper of Vishnu . The next fact is supplied by Fa Hian , who saw the Vish- nupod to have been already established at Gaya in the beginning ...
... Pillar at Delhi , stating Rajah Dhava , who put up that pillar in A. D. 319 , to have been a worshipper of Vishnu . The next fact is supplied by Fa Hian , who saw the Vish- nupod to have been already established at Gaya in the beginning ...
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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