Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1919 |
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Page 107
... shrine standing free at the end of the hall . The pillared portion measures nearly 55 ft . sq . , and the depth of the cave to the back wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the ...
... shrine standing free at the end of the hall . The pillared portion measures nearly 55 ft . sq . , and the depth of the cave to the back wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the ...
Page 112
... shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by 42 ft . , with twelve columns splendidly decorated as in the late caves at Ajanta ; there is a decorated recess also , and on each side two cells . In the front corners of ...
... shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by 42 ft . , with twelve columns splendidly decorated as in the late caves at Ajanta ; there is a decorated recess also , and on each side two cells . In the front corners of ...
Page 546
... shrine in the centre . Around the vimana , and in the recess formed by the projecting exterior shrines , are a series of Nandis placed on the ground and facing the different quarters . each of the corners formed by the projecting shrines ...
... shrine in the centre . Around the vimana , and in the recess formed by the projecting exterior shrines , are a series of Nandis placed on the ground and facing the different quarters . each of the corners formed by the projecting shrines ...
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Agra Ahmadabad Akbar ancient arches architecture Asoka Aurangzeb bank beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay Brahman British Buddh Gaya Buddha Buddhist building built Burma Calcutta called capital carved cave Cawnpore centre century Ceylon chaitya chief Church College columns court Delhi District dome Emperor erected European famous figures front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Gujarat Gwalior hall hill Hindu Hooghly House India irrigation Jain Jhansi junction station Kashmir Khan King lake lakhs Lord Lucknow Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahrattas marble Masjid ment mosque Mughal Muhammadan Mutiny Muttra Nagpur Narbada native officers ornament Oudh palace Panjab Parsi Peshwa picturesque pillars population Port Prince principal Provinces railway station Raja religion river road round route ruins sacred Sarnath sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikhs Singh Siva steamers stone storeys stupa style Surat tank temple tion tomb tower town troops veranda vihara Vishnu wall