A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1959 - 634 pages |
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... caves , their elaborate carving , and their marked connection with Buddha and his religion , render them every way remarkable . ” Most of the surrounding hills are covered with jungle , but the one in which the caves are is nearly bare ...
... caves , their elaborate carving , and their marked connection with Buddha and his religion , render them every way remarkable . ” Most of the surrounding hills are covered with jungle , but the one in which the caves are is nearly bare ...
Page 54
... caves can also be seen in one day , another day being de- voted to the Ellora Caves . The Ajanta Caves are 66 m . from Aurang- abad , and the Ellora 27 m . The Caves of Ajanta , unlike the majority of Buddhist caves , are ex- cavated in ...
... caves can also be seen in one day , another day being de- voted to the Ellora Caves . The Ajanta Caves are 66 m . from Aurang- abad , and the Ellora 27 m . The Caves of Ajanta , unlike the majority of Buddhist caves , are ex- cavated in ...
Page 61
... caves into two groups , twenty to the left and fourteen to the right of it . The Buddhist caves lie at the S. end and the Jain caves at the N. end of the hill , facing W. and nearly 1 m . long , the Brahman caves and Kailasa being ...
... caves into two groups , twenty to the left and fourteen to the right of it . The Buddhist caves lie at the S. end and the Jain caves at the N. end of the hill , facing W. and nearly 1 m . long , the Brahman caves and Kailasa being ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
Hotels Dak Bungalows and Resthouses | xvii |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND To Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay branch line bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave Central centre century Ceylon Church College Colombo corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Pakistan Palace passes Peshawar Peshwa pillars Portuguese railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall