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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Page 26
... River , about 60 m . N.E. of Bombay . The Dam which encloses the watershed of the Tansa River , com- pleted 1891 , is the largest piece of masonry of modern times . It is of a uniform height of 118 ft . , and is 2 m . long , 103 ft ...
... River , about 60 m . N.E. of Bombay . The Dam which encloses the watershed of the Tansa River , com- pleted 1891 , is the largest piece of masonry of modern times . It is of a uniform height of 118 ft . , and is 2 m . long , 103 ft ...
Page 28
... river Godavari , about 19 m . from its pass , known as the Tal Ghat . 75 m . Kasara sta . ( R. ) Here a special engine is attached and the ascent of the Ghat begins . In 9 m . the line ascends 1050 ft . At 79 m . is the reversing ...
... river Godavari , about 19 m . from its pass , known as the Tal Ghat . 75 m . Kasara sta . ( R. ) Here a special engine is attached and the ascent of the Ghat begins . In 9 m . the line ascends 1050 ft . At 79 m . is the reversing ...
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... river is built upon 3 a long dharmsala , and a little down hills , and is divided into the New Town the stream is the third temple , all of N. and the Old Town S. The quarter stone . About 200 ft . down the stream on the 1. bank , where ...
... river is built upon 3 a long dharmsala , and a little down hills , and is divided into the New Town the stream is the third temple , all of N. and the Old Town S. The quarter stone . About 200 ft . down the stream on the 1. bank , where ...
Page 35
... river - side , and there embark . Four men to row and one to steer are quite enough . The river in the dry season is a series of deep pools without current , and of a dark green , and full of fish and alli- gators . The latter do not ...
... river - side , and there embark . Four men to row and one to steer are quite enough . The river in the dry season is a series of deep pools without current , and of a dark green , and full of fish and alli- gators . The latter do not ...
Page 39
... river front with fine ghats . The civil station is to the N.E. of the city . 931 m . Mogul Sarai junc . sta . ( R. ) From this point the traveller should visit [ BENARES ( Varanasi - Kasi ) . The cantonment sta . is 10 m . distant from ...
... river front with fine ghats . The civil station is to the N.E. of the city . 931 m . Mogul Sarai junc . sta . ( R. ) From this point the traveller should visit [ BENARES ( Varanasi - Kasi ) . The cantonment sta . is 10 m . distant from ...
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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