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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... marble . The grave is on a marble platform , and is open to sun and rain , as it should be according to orthodox Muslim ideas . Aurangzeb , who was a man of austere piety , is said before his death to have desired that his sepulchre ...
... marble . The grave is on a marble platform , and is open to sun and rain , as it should be according to orthodox Muslim ideas . Aurangzeb , who was a man of austere piety , is said before his death to have desired that his sepulchre ...
Page 222
... marble ; the side rooms round it display paintings of flower vases , fruits , etc. , which were also reproduced in the Shahdara mau- soleum . The marble lattice - work of the passages admitting light to the interior is extremely fine ...
... marble ; the side rooms round it display paintings of flower vases , fruits , etc. , which were also reproduced in the Shahdara mau- soleum . The marble lattice - work of the passages admitting light to the interior is extremely fine ...
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... marble , and crowned by light marble pavilions . The three gateways are approached by broad flights of steps . The great doors of the main gateway on the E. which used to be opened only for the Moghul Emperor , are massive and overlaid ...
... marble , and crowned by light marble pavilions . The three gateways are approached by broad flights of steps . The great doors of the main gateway on the E. which used to be opened only for the Moghul Emperor , are massive and overlaid ...
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