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 14
... living than even the Bhils of Dahod in the Narmada basin . Sixty miles from the sea coast , the stream of the Godavari narrows and deepens , thanks to the hills along the shores closing round , till at one point the river roars its way ...
... living than even the Bhils of Dahod in the Narmada basin . Sixty miles from the sea coast , the stream of the Godavari narrows and deepens , thanks to the hills along the shores closing round , till at one point the river roars its way ...
Page 131
... living personages of the Court and the every day pomp of the Camp and the pageantry of the Palace . The illustrations to the highly mystic strains of the sufi poet afforded the only occasion to the Mughal painter to introduce a strain ...
... living personages of the Court and the every day pomp of the Camp and the pageantry of the Palace . The illustrations to the highly mystic strains of the sufi poet afforded the only occasion to the Mughal painter to introduce a strain ...
Page 160
... living granite . A detached porch in front accommodates a wonderfully modelled bull , -Nandi , -to represent Shiva , while in front of all is a huge Gopuram connected with the temple and the porch by a bridge . On each side of the ...
... living granite . A detached porch in front accommodates a wonderfully modelled bull , -Nandi , -to represent Shiva , while in front of all is a huge Gopuram connected with the temple and the porch by a bridge . On each side of the ...
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