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Page 21
... of the Punjab . " When Ranjit Singh seized Amritsar he spent large sums in beautifying the shrine , and covered it with sheets of copper - gilt , whence it is called the " Golden Temple . " Thereby he secured the love of the AMRITSAR . 21.
... of the Punjab . " When Ranjit Singh seized Amritsar he spent large sums in beautifying the shrine , and covered it with sheets of copper - gilt , whence it is called the " Golden Temple . " Thereby he secured the love of the AMRITSAR . 21.
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... covering thirty acres of fruit and flowering trees , is the Bába Atal . The basement hall , thirty feet in diameter , is richly painted , and from it a stairway ascends through its eight - galleried tiers to the summit , at the height ...
... covering thirty acres of fruit and flowering trees , is the Bába Atal . The basement hall , thirty feet in diameter , is richly painted , and from it a stairway ascends through its eight - galleried tiers to the summit , at the height ...
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... covered with a peculiar mosaic of glazed tiles , into which the colors have been burnt by a process learned from the Persians , by whom it is called Nakkashi work . The effect is softer and more pleasing than that of the stone mosaic ...
... covered with a peculiar mosaic of glazed tiles , into which the colors have been burnt by a process learned from the Persians , by whom it is called Nakkashi work . The effect is softer and more pleasing than that of the stone mosaic ...
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... covered arches , is a raised marble platform , on which are carved in relief twelve lotuses , the central flower being larger than those surrounding . Beneath lie the ashes of the great Sikh chieftain Ranjit Singh , and those of the ...
... covered arches , is a raised marble platform , on which are carved in relief twelve lotuses , the central flower being larger than those surrounding . Beneath lie the ashes of the great Sikh chieftain Ranjit Singh , and those of the ...
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... covered with a tesselated pavement . The square roof was sur- rounded by a marble parapet , but Ranjít removed it for use elsewhere . At each corner a four - storied minaret , constructed of enormous blocks of stone , rises to an ...
... covered with a tesselated pavement . The square roof was sur- rounded by a marble parapet , but Ranjít removed it for use elsewhere . At each corner a four - storied minaret , constructed of enormous blocks of stone , rises to an ...
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Afghán Agra Ahmedábád Ajmír Akbar Amritsar ancient Anuradhapura Asoka Aurangzeb Bábar beautiful Benares Bráhmans British Buddh Gaya Buddha Buddhist building built capital carved caste Cawnpur cenotaph centre century Ceylon chief Chitor Christian Church Delhi dome dynasty elephants Emperor enclosure erected garden Gate gateway ghát ground Gujarát Gwalior Hall hand hills Hindu Hindustán hundred feet India inlaid inscription Jahán Jahángír Jain Jaipur Khán King Kutab Lahore Lucknow Mahál Mahárájá Malabar Maráthá Marwar Masjid mausoleum miles Minár minarets missionary mosque Mughal Muhammad Muhammadan Musalmán Náná native Nestorian Palace pass Pathán Persian Peshawar pillars priests prince Rájá Rajputs Rána Rání red sandstone Residency river rock roof ruins rulers sacred Saint satí sculptures Shah shrine side Sikhs Sindhia Singh Siva spot square stands stone story streets stupa Sultán surrounded Táj tank temple thousand throne tion tomb tower trees Udaipur Ujjain walls white marble women
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Page 240 - So saying, the good Lord Buddha seated him Under a jambu-tree, with ankles crossed — As holy statues sit — and first began To meditate this deep disease of life, What its far source and whence its remedy. So vast a pity filled him, such wide love For living things, such passion to heal pain, That by their stress his princely spirit passed To ecstasy, and, purged from mortal taint Of sense and self, the boy attained thereat Dhyana, first step of
Page 265 - The handful of sepoys who attended Hastings would probably have been sufficient to overawe Moorshedabad, or the Black Town of Calcutta. But they were unequal to a conflict with the hardy rabble of Benares. The streets surrounding the palace were filled by an immense multitude, of whom a large proportion, as is usual in Upper India, wore arms. The tumult became a fight, and the fight a massacre. The English officers defended themselves with desperate courage against overwhelming numbers, and fell,...
Page 282 - There he found that Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles, had preached the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, which, written in Hebrew characters, he brought with him on his return to Alexandria.
Page 317 - It was not one sustained note, but a multitude of tiny sounds, each clear and distinct in itself ; the sweetest treble mingling with the lowest bass. On applying the ear to the woodwork of the boat, the vibration was greatly increased in volume by conduction.
Page 240 - ... and through the long fatal street, were gathered there to perform the last rites to one of England's noblest dead. As long as the memory of great deeds, and high courage, and spotless self-devotion is cherished amongst his countrymen, so long will Havelock's lonely tomb in the...
Page 240 - The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time to time, according to their petitions, figures with good or bad signs.
Page 210 - ... it was the sign of immense riches and increasing prosperity. He had a very loud voice, and a very elegant and pleasant way of speech. His manners and habits were quite different from those of other persons, and his visage was full of godly dignity.
Page 222 - Sacred to the perpetual memory of a great company of Christian people, chiefly women and children, who near this spot were cruelly murdered by the followers of the rebel Nana Dhundu Panth of Bithur, and cast, the dying with the dead, into the well below, on the xvth day of July, MDCCCLVII.
Page 124 - The pile flamed like a volcano ; the faithful queens laved their bodies in the flames, as do the celestials in the lake of Mansurwar. The gods above exclaimed " Dhun, Dhun Ajit ! who maintained the faith, and overwhelmed the Asuras.
Page 120 - They are small sturdy men, well made, though not handsome. They are all active, laborious, hardy, and persevering. If they have none of the pride and dignity of the Rajputs, they have none of their indolence or their want of worldly wisdom.