Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
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... covered with charming villas and bungalows surrounded by gardens . Amongst them are many handsome houses belonging to wealthy natives . Unfortunately the best and highest position of all is occupied by the gardens attached to the Towers ...
... covered with charming villas and bungalows surrounded by gardens . Amongst them are many handsome houses belonging to wealthy natives . Unfortunately the best and highest position of all is occupied by the gardens attached to the Towers ...
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... covered with a double iron roof . The ground is paved with flag - stones from Caithness . " In that collection of handsome and spacious halls . . . fish , flesh , vegetables , flowers , fruit , and general commodities are vended in ...
... covered with a double iron roof . The ground is paved with flag - stones from Caithness . " In that collection of handsome and spacious halls . . . fish , flesh , vegetables , flowers , fruit , and general commodities are vended in ...
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... covered passage to connect them with it . Elephanta is called by the natives Gharapuri ( " the town of the rock , " or of purification , " according to Dr. Wilson ) according to the Rev. J. Ste- venson , Garapuri , " the town of exca ...
... covered passage to connect them with it . Elephanta is called by the natives Gharapuri ( " the town of the rock , " or of purification , " according to Dr. Wilson ) according to the Rev. J. Ste- venson , Garapuri , " the town of exca ...
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... covered with jungle , but the one in which are the caves is nearly bare , its summit being formed by one large rounded mass of compact rock , under which a softer stratum has been denuded by the rains , forming natural caves , which ...
... covered with jungle , but the one in which are the caves is nearly bare , its summit being formed by one large rounded mass of compact rock , under which a softer stratum has been denuded by the rains , forming natural caves , which ...
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... covered with figures , finely executed . general design is Buddha seated on a lotus . Remains of plaster and painting are seen here and there . Mr. Fergusson The and Sita , supported by Ravan . From this entrance 24 India BOMBAY AND ...
... covered with figures , finely executed . general design is Buddha seated on a lotus . Remains of plaster and painting are seen here and there . Mr. Fergusson The and Sita , supported by Ravan . From this entrance 24 India BOMBAY AND ...
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Agra Akbar ancient arches ascend Aurangzib Bagh bank beautiful Benares Bengal Bijapur Bombay Brahmans bridge British Buddhist building built Calcutta called Canal cantonment capital carved cave Cawnpore centre chief Church close court dagoba Delhi district dome elephants enclosure English entrance erected European Fergusson figures front garden garrison Gate gateway Ghat gopura Government guns Gwalior Haidarabad hall handsome height hill Hindu Hiouen Thsang India inscription Jain Jumma junc Khan king lake Madras Mahal Marathas ment Mohammedan mosque Muhammad Musjid native Nawab officers ornamented palace Parsis pass pavilion Peshwa picturesque pillars plain Portuguese railway Rajah residence river road rock roof round ruins Shah Jehan Shiva shrine side Sikhs Sing square stands station stone surrounded tank temple tion Tipu tomb tower town traveller trees troops Umballa village Vishnu wall white marble