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 101
... trees to the left , lead to the centre and the memorial of Colonel Kyd , past the palm plantation , which is ... Tree ( Ficus indica ) covers ground 1251 ft . in circumference , and was over 88 ft . in height . The central column ...
... trees to the left , lead to the centre and the memorial of Colonel Kyd , past the palm plantation , which is ... Tree ( Ficus indica ) covers ground 1251 ft . in circumference , and was over 88 ft . in height . The central column ...
Page 136
... tree . It is the illumination of Buddha . On the inner side ( top ) Indra and Brahma visit the Buddha ( an um- brella ) ... trees , the rest by stupas . The inner sides of the pillars and the whole back of the gateway are carved . At the ...
... tree . It is the illumination of Buddha . On the inner side ( top ) Indra and Brahma visit the Buddha ( an um- brella ) ... trees , the rest by stupas . The inner sides of the pillars and the whole back of the gateway are carved . At the ...
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... trees . Opposite , on the left approach , there was for upwards of seventy years a striking landmark in a row of Rambong rubber trees ( Ficus elastica ) , which , dying from old age , were replaced by a row of young plants of the same ...
... trees . Opposite , on the left approach , there was for upwards of seventy years a striking landmark in a row of Rambong rubber trees ( Ficus elastica ) , which , dying from old age , were replaced by a row of young plants of the same ...
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