The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page vii
... throne . - Great Mo- gul justice . Dewanni - khas . - Tukt Taous , or Peacock Throne . -Bernier's description of the Mogul court . - Anecdote of coffee - drinking . The Seraglio . - The Hummaums , or baths . -Tusbear Khannah , or the ...
... throne . - Great Mo- gul justice . Dewanni - khas . - Tukt Taous , or Peacock Throne . -Bernier's description of the Mogul court . - Anecdote of coffee - drinking . The Seraglio . - The Hummaums , or baths . -Tusbear Khannah , or the ...
Page 11
... throne , sits Akber presiding over them all . Herein lies the secret charm of this superb tomb . The works of art are perfect only when to them is im- parted a meaning - when upon them is imprinted the reflex of an object to speak ...
... throne , sits Akber presiding over them all . Herein lies the secret charm of this superb tomb . The works of art are perfect only when to them is im- parted a meaning - when upon them is imprinted the reflex of an object to speak ...
Page 26
... throne of his ancestors . Time has left no trace of the palace , the gate of which had been besieged by Nanda and Jushoda , by the Gopis of Brindabun , and by the swains of Gokool - all making a piteous application to the porters for ...
... throne of his ancestors . Time has left no trace of the palace , the gate of which had been besieged by Nanda and Jushoda , by the Gopis of Brindabun , and by the swains of Gokool - all making a piteous application to the porters for ...
Page 52
... throne most conspicuously . Profaned by the infidel , it is now a deserted sanctuary , standing a few paces from the one now occupied . The ancient red - sandstone Maun Mundeer , of Govinjee , is the largest and most magnificent temple ...
... throne most conspicuously . Profaned by the infidel , it is now a deserted sanctuary , standing a few paces from the one now occupied . The ancient red - sandstone Maun Mundeer , of Govinjee , is the largest and most magnificent temple ...
Page 64
... throne of Indraprasthe , died by the bite of a snake , that is , lost his life in a conflict with the Takshaks . The pestilential effect of the Kalya- dah waters is but an allusion to the moral nuisance of the serpent - worshipping Naga ...
... throne of Indraprasthe , died by the bite of a snake , that is , lost his life in a conflict with the Takshaks . The pestilential effect of the Kalya- dah waters is but an allusion to the moral nuisance of the serpent - worshipping Naga ...
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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