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 62
... reached by steps . It is the largest single - storeyed vihara cave here , measuring 58 ft . by 117 ft . deep . The roof is carried by two rows of ten columns , similar to those in No. 2 , with two more between them at each end , and two ...
... reached by steps . It is the largest single - storeyed vihara cave here , measuring 58 ft . by 117 ft . deep . The roof is carried by two rows of ten columns , similar to those in No. 2 , with two more between them at each end , and two ...
Page 115
... reached through a heavy cutting leading into a tunnel . Traffic in ironstone , limestone , timber and sabai grass for paper manu- facture has expanded . The inhabitants of these wilds are nearly all aboriginal Hos or Mundas . A light ...
... reached through a heavy cutting leading into a tunnel . Traffic in ironstone , limestone , timber and sabai grass for paper manu- facture has expanded . The inhabitants of these wilds are nearly all aboriginal Hos or Mundas . A light ...
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... reached . He was Governor between 1824 and 1831. Then turn to the right down Princes Street into the Pettah , formerly the residential quarter of the Dutch burghers and now a typical Eastern bazar ; and continue past an old Dutch belfry ...
... reached . He was Governor between 1824 and 1831. Then turn to the right down Princes Street into the Pettah , formerly the residential quarter of the Dutch burghers and now a typical Eastern bazar ; and continue past an old Dutch belfry ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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