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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... shrine is a very large squat Buddha . The sculptures almost Brahmanical . are Brahman Caves . - Fifty yds . N. of ... shrine standing free at the end of the hall . The pillared portion measures nearly 55 ft . sq . , and the depth of the ...
... shrine is a very large squat Buddha . The sculptures almost Brahmanical . are Brahman Caves . - Fifty yds . N. of ... shrine standing free at the end of the hall . The pillared portion measures nearly 55 ft . sq . , and the depth of the ...
Page 81
... shrine are female guardians ; the altar inside has been broken . In the N.W. corner of the court is a small cave shrine with two pillars in the front decorated with representations of the three river goddesses of the Ganges , Jumna ...
... shrine are female guardians ; the altar inside has been broken . In the N.W. corner of the court is a small cave shrine with two pillars in the front decorated with representations of the three river goddesses of the Ganges , Jumna ...
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... shrine with a passage all round it ; at the sides of the shrine door are two tall 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 ...
... shrine with a passage all round it ; at the sides of the shrine door are two tall 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 ...
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 Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall hill Hindu House India inscription Jain Jhansi junction Khan King Lahore lake leads Lord Lucknow Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment mosque motor Mughal Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab officers opened Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Portuguese 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