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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... Tower is divided into an octagonal lantern spire , with figures in niches at the angles . There are twenty - four figures in all upon the tower , representing the castes of W. India . The first floor forms part of the upper room of the ...
... Tower is divided into an octagonal lantern spire , with figures in niches at the angles . There are twenty - four figures in all upon the tower , representing the castes of W. India . The first floor forms part of the upper room of the ...
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The principal objects of interest in the old city are the Towers known as the Kirti Stambh or Tower of Fame , and the Jaya Stambh , or Tower of Victory . The Tower of Fame , which is much the older , is near the E. rampart , and is ...
The principal objects of interest in the old city are the Towers known as the Kirti Stambh or Tower of Fame , and the Jaya Stambh , or Tower of Victory . The Tower of Fame , which is much the older , is near the E. rampart , and is ...
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... tower ( the small Kirtham ) , and in the inside are carvings of Hindu deities with the names be- low . In the top storey are two of the original four slabs with long inscriptions . The tower took ten years to build from 1458 to 1468. On ...
... tower ( the small Kirtham ) , and in the inside are carvings of Hindu deities with the names be- low . In the top storey are two of the original four slabs with long inscriptions . The tower took ten years to build from 1458 to 1468. On ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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