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 xi
... Tomb Plan of Mosque of Kutb'l Islam and the Kutb Minar . Temple of Nimnath the Girnar Mountain " 9 Temple of Tejpala and Vastupala Verawal , Patan , and Somnath Temple of Somnath 99 " " Taj Mahal at Agra . 99 Fort at Agra . 22 23 Moti ...
... Tomb Plan of Mosque of Kutb'l Islam and the Kutb Minar . Temple of Nimnath the Girnar Mountain " 9 Temple of Tejpala and Vastupala Verawal , Patan , and Somnath Temple of Somnath 99 " " Taj Mahal at Agra . 99 Fort at Agra . 22 23 Moti ...
Page xxxv
... Tomb of Eve . This is a small mosque in the centre of two long low walls 140 ft . in length , which are supposed to enclose the grave of our gigantic ancestress . It is regarded with considerable veneration , and lies north of the town ...
... Tomb of Eve . This is a small mosque in the centre of two long low walls 140 ft . in length , which are supposed to enclose the grave of our gigantic ancestress . It is regarded with considerable veneration , and lies north of the town ...
Page lvi
... tomb . VÁZIR , A. a prime minister . VIHÁRA , S. a cell , an apartment in a monastery or cave . VIMÁNAH , S. a sacred vehicle or shrine . WÁV OR WÁO , a well with steps down to the water . WUTZ , K. Indian steel . ZAMÍNDÁR , P. a landed ...
... tomb . VÁZIR , A. a prime minister . VIHÁRA , S. a cell , an apartment in a monastery or cave . VIMÁNAH , S. a sacred vehicle or shrine . WÁV OR WÁO , a well with steps down to the water . WUTZ , K. Indian steel . ZAMÍNDÁR , P. a landed ...
Page 59
... tomb of Admiral Watson , who with Clive re- took Calcutta . It has a large square base supporting an obelisk , inscribed to his memory . The Old Mission Church . This The tablet is adorned with a medallion Church is called the Pooranah ...
... tomb of Admiral Watson , who with Clive re- took Calcutta . It has a large square base supporting an obelisk , inscribed to his memory . The Old Mission Church . This The tablet is adorned with a medallion Church is called the Pooranah ...
Page 64
... tomb . About 6 m . from Hooghly is Satgaon . It is said to be so called from seven holy men who resided there . There is a ruined mosque , which , together with a few tombs near it , is the only remnant of the old capital of Lower ...
... tomb . About 6 m . from Hooghly is Satgaon . It is said to be so called from seven holy men who resided there . There is a ruined mosque , which , together with a few tombs near it , is the only remnant of the old capital of Lower ...
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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