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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... inscription , dated Thursday 16th Shaban 569 A.H. = 21st March 1174 A.D. , for which see Journal Roy . As . Soc . vol . vi . p . 173 . Five m . beyond the landing - stairs is the Governor's country Palace of S. Antonio , where is a ...
... inscription , dated Thursday 16th Shaban 569 A.H. = 21st March 1174 A.D. , for which see Journal Roy . As . Soc . vol . vi . p . 173 . Five m . beyond the landing - stairs is the Governor's country Palace of S. Antonio , where is a ...
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... inscription of Gautamiputra II . , in the 4th cent . A.D. In front of the cave itself is a portal , and after that a vestibule . Between the verandah and the Great Cave is a small tank . Five steps lead up to the portal , which opens ...
... inscription of Gautamiputra II . , in the 4th cent . A.D. In front of the cave itself is a portal , and after that a vestibule . Between the verandah and the Great Cave is a small tank . Five steps lead up to the portal , which opens ...
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... inscription 7 of those mentioned by Stevenson is engraved , is called Sakadatya - lena , the " Buddha - tooth Cave ... inscriptions at Kanhari have been chamber 24 ft . sq . , with 4 doors . This translated and explained to some extent ...
... inscription 7 of those mentioned by Stevenson is engraved , is called Sakadatya - lena , the " Buddha - tooth Cave ... inscriptions at Kanhari have been chamber 24 ft . sq . , with 4 doors . This translated and explained to some extent ...
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... inscription in old Deva - nagri charac- importance . ters . To the W. is a small cave with two pillars with elephants on their capitals ; then a ruined cell with a broken inscribed tablet . Next is a fine cave with six pillars , of ...
... inscription in old Deva - nagri charac- importance . ters . To the W. is a small cave with two pillars with elephants on their capitals ; then a ruined cell with a broken inscribed tablet . Next is a fine cave with six pillars , of ...
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... inscription in the pure Lát ( see Glossary ) character , which would give an antiquity of from 200 to 100 B.C. ... inscriptions . These caves date probably about the 4th century A.D. The paintings in the great hall are very interesting ...
... inscription in the pure Lát ( see Glossary ) character , which would give an antiquity of from 200 to 100 B.C. ... inscriptions . These caves date probably about the 4th century A.D. The paintings in the great hall are very interesting ...
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