Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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Page xcii
TALE , ( Sin ) a tank . T'ALUK , ( A ) or more properly ta'alluk , a tract , or subdivision of a district . TANK , a reservoir , an artificial pond or lake , made by excavation or by dam- ming ( a word of both Indian and European origin ) ...
TALE , ( Sin ) a tank . T'ALUK , ( A ) or more properly ta'alluk , a tract , or subdivision of a district . TANK , a reservoir , an artificial pond or lake , made by excavation or by dam- ming ( a word of both Indian and European origin ) ...
Page xciii
... tank . DIGHÍ , ( H ) tank . DHÁRO , ( Sindi ) river . DIH , ( P ) village . DONGAR , ( M ) hill . DRUG , DURGA , ( T , Tel ) fort . ERI , ( T ) tank . GANJ , ( H ) mart . GÁCHÍ , ( H ) grove . GARH , ( H ) fort . GHAR , ( H ) house ...
... tank . DIGHÍ , ( H ) tank . DHÁRO , ( Sindi ) river . DIH , ( P ) village . DONGAR , ( M ) hill . DRUG , DURGA , ( T , Tel ) fort . ERI , ( T ) tank . GANJ , ( H ) mart . GÁCHÍ , ( H ) grove . GARH , ( H ) fort . GHAR , ( H ) house ...
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... tank called Vindusagar , " Ocean Drop , " which is said to be filled with water from every sacred stream and tank in India and possesses in consequence , to a super- lative degree , the power to wash away sin . In the centre is a Jal ...
... tank called Vindusagar , " Ocean Drop , " which is said to be filled with water from every sacred stream and tank in India and possesses in consequence , to a super- lative degree , the power to wash away sin . In the centre is a Jal ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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