The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 23
... tion . Perched on the summit is a small white unpre- tending temple , embosomed in a grove of trees . The mound excites not a little curiosity , and it is pointed to the pilgrim as the Kunsa - tila , or the ruins of the abode of Kunsa ...
... tion . Perched on the summit is a small white unpre- tending temple , embosomed in a grove of trees . The mound excites not a little curiosity , and it is pointed to the pilgrim as the Kunsa - tila , or the ruins of the abode of Kunsa ...
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... tion . But among the Chowbays thrift follows not fawn- ing . Their preferment goes by service , of which each had in his hand a scroll of vouchers and certificates to substantiate his claim . It mattered little to us to know who had or ...
... tion . But among the Chowbays thrift follows not fawn- ing . Their preferment goes by service , of which each had in his hand a scroll of vouchers and certificates to substantiate his claim . It mattered little to us to know who had or ...
Page 45
... tion . The images adorning them met with a similar fate . To escape the hammer of the infidel , the idols of principal note had been secreted , or transported beyond his reach . The statue of Balmokund of Brindabun was concealed in the ...
... tion . The images adorning them met with a similar fate . To escape the hammer of the infidel , the idols of principal note had been secreted , or transported beyond his reach . The statue of Balmokund of Brindabun was concealed in the ...
Page 57
... tion , and is void of any expresssion . The features are hard and utterly meaningless - being hit off without the slightest stamp of that amorous ardency which should characterize the countenance of the Lord of the Gopi- nees . It is a ...
... tion , and is void of any expresssion . The features are hard and utterly meaningless - being hit off without the slightest stamp of that amorous ardency which should characterize the countenance of the Lord of the Gopi- nees . It is a ...
Page 66
... tion of new followers . Instead of a monumental pillar or other , a tank coupled with the name of Brahma , has been made to record the triumph of the Vishnuvites . The tank has little depth in comparison to the elevation of the soil in ...
... tion of new followers . Instead of a monumental pillar or other , a tank coupled with the name of Brahma , has been made to record the triumph of the Vishnuvites . The tank has little depth in comparison to the elevation of the soil in ...
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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