Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1952 |
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Page 92
... called Gusains . The next , Dandi Ghat , devoted to the staff - bearing ascetics called Dandi Panths , is very fine . Hanuman Ghat is generally crowded ; at the top of it is a temple of the Monkey God . The Smashan ( or Masan ) Ghat is ...
... called Gusains . The next , Dandi Ghat , devoted to the staff - bearing ascetics called Dandi Panths , is very fine . Hanuman Ghat is generally crowded ; at the top of it is a temple of the Monkey God . The Smashan ( or Masan ) Ghat is ...
Page 181
... called from Badal Singh , the uncle of Man Singh . This gate is also called Hindola , from hindol , a swing , ' which existed outside . It is a fine specimen of Hindu architecture , contemporary with the Gujari Palace . An inscription ...
... called from Badal Singh , the uncle of Man Singh . This gate is also called Hindola , from hindol , a swing , ' which existed outside . It is a fine specimen of Hindu architecture , contemporary with the Gujari Palace . An inscription ...
Page 472
... called the Kot- wali Darwaza , and S. from it stretched an immense suburb called Firozpur . In it , 2 m . from the S. wall , is the Lesser Golden Mosque , the gem of Gaur . " It dates from about 1600. The carved stone panels in the ...
... called the Kot- wali Darwaza , and S. from it stretched an immense suburb called Firozpur . In it , 2 m . from the S. wall , is the Lesser Golden Mosque , the gem of Gaur . " It dates from about 1600. The carved stone panels in the ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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