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 lxxviii
... village . Each village has its headman and watchman , probably its own priest and artisans , and its land boundaries . It may also have its village factions , which continue under the reorganised village councils ( panchayats ) , now ...
... village . Each village has its headman and watchman , probably its own priest and artisans , and its land boundaries . It may also have its village factions , which continue under the reorganised village councils ( panchayats ) , now ...
Page xciii
... village . DONGAR , ( M ) hill . DRUG , DURGA , ( T , Tel ) fort . ERI , ( T ) tank . GANJ , ( H ) mart . GÁCHÍ , ( H ) grove . GARH , ( H ) fort . GHAR , ( H ) house , habitation . GIRI , ( S ) hill . GÓTH , ( Sindi ) village . GRÁM ...
... village . DONGAR , ( M ) hill . DRUG , DURGA , ( T , Tel ) fort . ERI , ( T ) tank . GANJ , ( H ) mart . GÁCHÍ , ( H ) grove . GARH , ( H ) fort . GHAR , ( H ) house , habitation . GIRI , ( S ) hill . GÓTH , ( Sindi ) village . GRÁM ...
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... village Burmans , retain the primitive reverence for the nats , the spirits of the forests , mountains , etc. The Burman gives alms to the monks , " but he governs his life and actions by a consideration of what the spirits of the air ...
... village Burmans , retain the primitive reverence for the nats , the spirits of the forests , mountains , etc. The Burman gives alms to the monks , " but he governs his life and actions by a consideration of what the spirits of the air ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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