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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Page 55
... front of the cave is a sculptured architrave with spirited representations of elephants , hunting scenes , and groups of figures . On the W. chapel are representations of the scenes of sickness , old age and death , which led Buddha to ...
... front of the cave is a sculptured architrave with spirited representations of elephants , hunting scenes , and groups of figures . On the W. chapel are representations of the scenes of sickness , old age and death , which led Buddha to ...
Page 56
... front has fallen , measures roughly 54 ft . square . It was borne by sixteen plain octagonal columns in four rows , but only seven of these now stand . They are connected above by beams carved on the ceiling . On each side and at the ...
... front has fallen , measures roughly 54 ft . square . It was borne by sixteen plain octagonal columns in four rows , but only seven of these now stand . They are connected above by beams carved on the ceiling . On each side and at the ...
Page 66
... front of them is a circular platform for a Nandi . In the veranda and front aisles of the cave are carved reliefs much as at Ele- phanta . The shrine is a small square room , approached by four doors as in that cave , and contains a ...
... front of them is a circular platform for a Nandi . In the veranda and front aisles of the cave are carved reliefs much as at Ele- phanta . The shrine is a small square room , approached by four doors as in that cave , and contains a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay branch line bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved caves centre century Ceylon Church College Colombo corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House Hyderabad India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab Office Pagoda Pakistan Palace passes Peshawar Peshwa pillars Portuguese railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands stone storeys stupa Sultan tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall