 The material of the buildings is a very good stone, from Chunar, but the Hindoos here seem fond of painting them a deep red colour, and, indeed, of covering the more conspicuous parts of their houses with paintings in gaudy colours of flower-pots, men,...  The Modern Traveller. A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and ... - Page 249by Josiah Conder - 1828Full view - About this book
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