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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... figures of a king and queen holding a child , with small figures of sporting children below them ; and that on the W. side with two large male figures . A richly - carved doorway leads to the shrine ; in front of the seated figure in it ...
... figures of a king and queen holding a child , with small figures of sporting children below them ; and that on the W. side with two large male figures . A richly - carved doorway leads to the shrine ; in front of the seated figure in it ...
Page 84
... figures standing on a lotus flower and nĂ¡ga figures , and inside is a seated figure of Buddha , 9 ft . high , in the teaching attitude . Many figures are on the walls of the shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by ...
... figures standing on a lotus flower and nĂ¡ga figures , and inside is a seated figure of Buddha , 9 ft . high , in the teaching attitude . Many figures are on the walls of the shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by ...
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... figure of Siva with matted hair , two hands , and a serpent over his shoulder . Over the panelled niche in which the figures stand is a floral pedimental ornament only partly carved . The central por- tion shows representations of two ...
... figure of Siva with matted hair , two hands , and a serpent over his shoulder . Over the panelled niche in which the figures stand is a floral pedimental ornament only partly carved . The central por- tion shows representations of two ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar Benares Bengal Bombay branch bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave Cawnpore centre Ceylon Church College corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall hill Hindu House India inscription Jain Jhansi Jumna junction Khan King Lahore lake leads Lord Lucknow Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble Masjid ment mosque motor Mughal Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab officers opened Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Punjab rail railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion tomb tower town Valley Victoria village Vishnu wall