Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page liv
... door - keeper . FAKÍR , A. “ poor , " a religious man , who has taken the vow of poverty . GANA , S. an attendant of Shiva . GHAT ( Ghaut ) , S. ghaṭṭa , " a landing - place , " mountain pass ; any narrow passage . " " steps on a river ...
... door - keeper . FAKÍR , A. “ poor , " a religious man , who has taken the vow of poverty . GANA , S. an attendant of Shiva . GHAT ( Ghaut ) , S. ghaṭṭa , " a landing - place , " mountain pass ; any narrow passage . " " steps on a river ...
Page 18
... door on the N. , the visitor finds himself in a room 40 ft . sq . with a silver door at the end 7 ft . high , which hides from view the principal idol . There are many images and paintings of Krishna and Radha , his favourite mistress ...
... door on the N. , the visitor finds himself in a room 40 ft . sq . with a silver door at the end 7 ft . high , which hides from view the principal idol . There are many images and paintings of Krishna and Radha , his favourite mistress ...
Page 19
... doors facing different but it is generally supposed that it ways . Around this shrine on the out- must have been some time between the side are a number of large figures repre- 8th and 12th cents . A.D. The dis - senting doorkeepers ...
... doors facing different but it is generally supposed that it ways . Around this shrine on the out- must have been some time between the side are a number of large figures repre- 8th and 12th cents . A.D. The dis - senting doorkeepers ...
Page 22
... door of the church , of teak , with two saints carved on it . The third or W. cave is locked , but the key can be obtained from the priest m . off . It was probably a vihara cave in which 10 or 12 hermits lived , but was converted into ...
... door of the church , of teak , with two saints carved on it . The third or W. cave is locked , but the key can be obtained from the priest m . off . It was probably a vihara cave in which 10 or 12 hermits lived , but was converted into ...
Page 23
... doors , and three windows over them , and the partition between the second and the inner chamber has likewise three doors , and over the centre one a large open arch , rising nearly to the roof . Salt thinks that the workmen began this ...
... doors , and three windows over them , and the partition between the second and the inner chamber has likewise three doors , and over the centre one a large open arch , rising nearly to the roof . Salt thinks that the workmen began this ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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