Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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... caves are is nearly bare , its summit being formed by one large rounded mass of compact rock , under which a softer stratum has been denuded by the rains , forming natural caves , which , slightly improved by art , were appropriated as ...
... caves are is nearly bare , its summit being formed by one large rounded mass of compact rock , under which a softer stratum has been denuded by the rains , forming natural caves , which , slightly improved by art , were appropriated as ...
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... caves can also be seen in one day , another day being de- voted to the Ellora Caves . The Ajanta Caves are 66 m . from Aurang- abad , and the Ellora 27 m . The Caves of Ajanta , unlike the majority of Buddhist caves , are ex- cavated in ...
... caves can also be seen in one day , another day being de- voted to the Ellora Caves . The Ajanta Caves are 66 m . from Aurang- abad , and the Ellora 27 m . The Caves of Ajanta , unlike the majority of Buddhist caves , are ex- cavated in ...
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... caves into two groups , twenty to the left and fourteen to the right of it . The Buddhist caves lie at the S. end and the Jain caves at the N. end of the hill , facing W. and nearly 1 m . long , the Brahman caves and Kailasa being ...
... caves into two groups , twenty to the left and fourteen to the right of it . The Buddhist caves lie at the S. end and the Jain caves at the N. end of the hill , facing W. and nearly 1 m . long , the Brahman caves and Kailasa being ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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