Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1959 |
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Page 207
... covered court , re - erected by Muslims in the time of Aurangzeb as a mosque , and is divided into 4 aisles by 5 rows of 16 pillars , 80 in all , from which it takes its popular name of Assi Khamba , or the " Eighty Pillars . " Many of ...
... covered court , re - erected by Muslims in the time of Aurangzeb as a mosque , and is divided into 4 aisles by 5 rows of 16 pillars , 80 in all , from which it takes its popular name of Assi Khamba , or the " Eighty Pillars . " Many of ...
Page 249
... covered with beautiful Saracenic surface decoration , and is inscribed with finely written passages of the Koran ; in the centre of the W. side is a Kibla of white marble discoloured with age . The tomb is in the centre , and stands on ...
... covered with beautiful Saracenic surface decoration , and is inscribed with finely written passages of the Koran ; in the centre of the W. side is a Kibla of white marble discoloured with age . The tomb is in the centre , and stands on ...
Page 400
... covered with fine trees and dense undergrowth ( full of leeches ! ) , and the river disappears to the W. between the dark walls of a gorge . In the dry season the amount of water in the falls becomes very small , and in the rains the ...
... covered with fine trees and dense undergrowth ( full of leeches ! ) , and the river disappears to the W. between the dark walls of a gorge . In the dry season the amount of water in the falls becomes very small , and in the rains the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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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