The History of India from the Earliest Ages: Hindu Buddhist Brahmanical revivalN. Trübner, 1874 |
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... Ganges and Jumna . During this advance they encountered many non- The religion of the Dravidian people , which lies under the crust of Brah- manism , is interesting from its extreme simplicity . " Snake worship , " says Dr Balfour ...
... Ganges and Jumna . During this advance they encountered many non- The religion of the Dravidian people , which lies under the crust of Brah- manism , is interesting from its extreme simplicity . " Snake worship , " says Dr Balfour ...
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... Ganges and Jumna . During this advance they encountered many non- 6 The religion of the Dravidian people , which lies under the crust of Brah- manism , is interesting from its extreme simplicity . " Snake worship , " says Dr Balfour ...
... Ganges and Jumna . During this advance they encountered many non- 6 The religion of the Dravidian people , which lies under the crust of Brah- manism , is interesting from its extreme simplicity . " Snake worship , " says Dr Balfour ...
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... Ganges and Jumna . The story of the exile of Ráma belongs to a much later period , when the Vedic Aryans had advanced down the valleys of the Ganges and Jumna to the centre of Hindustan , and established the great city of Ayodhya as the ...
... Ganges and Jumna . The story of the exile of Ráma belongs to a much later period , when the Vedic Aryans had advanced down the valleys of the Ganges and Jumna to the centre of Hindustan , and established the great city of Ayodhya as the ...
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... Ganges . This was known as the city of Hastinápur . It was probably inhabited by the cultivators of the neighbouring lands , and all the dependants and retainers of the colony ; whilst the Raja , with his family and imme- diate kinsmen ...
... Ganges . This was known as the city of Hastinápur . It was probably inhabited by the cultivators of the neighbouring lands , and all the dependants and retainers of the colony ; whilst the Raja , with his family and imme- diate kinsmen ...
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... Ganges by Duryodhana , and was only saved from drowning by the interposition of some Nágas , which led to his residing for a while in the city of the Nágas . Again , at a mock combat during a public exhibition CHAPTER I. of arms , Bhíma ...
... Ganges by Duryodhana , and was only saved from drowning by the interposition of some Nágas , which led to his residing for a while in the city of the Nágas . Again , at a mock combat during a public exhibition CHAPTER I. of arms , Bhíma ...
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