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 81
... four unimportant Brahman caves , beyond which the Rameswara cave ( No. 21 ) is reached . This is a Saiva temple , once with a porch in front of it , borne by three rows of four pillars very varied in design ; it has a few carved scenes ...
... four unimportant Brahman caves , beyond which the Rameswara cave ( No. 21 ) is reached . This is a Saiva temple , once with a porch in front of it , borne by three rows of four pillars very varied in design ; it has a few carved scenes ...
Page 100
... four magnificent lions sitting back to back with a wheel between them - symbolising the law of the Buddha , which was first pro- mulgated at Sarnath . Beneath the lions is a drum ornamented with four animals in relief - viz . , a lion ...
... four magnificent lions sitting back to back with a wheel between them - symbolising the law of the Buddha , which was first pro- mulgated at Sarnath . Beneath the lions is a drum ornamented with four animals in relief - viz . , a lion ...
Page 551
... four Gate- ways - viz . , on the extreme E. the Chadarghat Gate ; next , to the W. , the Delhi or Afzalganj Gate ; then follow the Char Mahal , and the Old Bridge ( Purana Pul ) Gates in suc- cession . In the S.W. side there is , first ...
... four Gate- ways - viz . , on the extreme E. the Chadarghat Gate ; next , to the W. , the Delhi or Afzalganj Gate ; then follow the Char Mahal , and the Old Bridge ( Purana Pul ) Gates in suc- cession . In the S.W. side there is , first ...
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