The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 210
... called cabaya , reaching a little below the knees , but not coming down to the ankles like the long robes commonly worn by Muslims . It was made ordinarily of thin material , interwoven with gold - thread , decorated with em- broidered ...
... called cabaya , reaching a little below the knees , but not coming down to the ankles like the long robes commonly worn by Muslims . It was made ordinarily of thin material , interwoven with gold - thread , decorated with em- broidered ...
Page 217
... called the Mahtabi ; and on both sides of it , a screen is set up as before described , which is supported by poles 6 yards long , fixed in the ground , and are ornamented with brass knobs on the top , and kept firm by two ropes , one ...
... called the Mahtabi ; and on both sides of it , a screen is set up as before described , which is supported by poles 6 yards long , fixed in the ground , and are ornamented with brass knobs on the top , and kept firm by two ropes , one ...
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... called kornish . The salutation , called taslim , consists in placing the back of the right hand on the ground , and then raising it gently till the person stands erect , when he puts the palm of his hand upon the crown of his head ...
... called kornish . The salutation , called taslim , consists in placing the back of the right hand on the ground , and then raising it gently till the person stands erect , when he puts the palm of his hand upon the crown of his head ...
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