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 59
... wall is represented the reception of a Persian embassy by a Raja in his palace . On the back wall to the E. of the antechamber is a mountain scene , and between the doors of the two cells are a Naga Raja and his wife in conversation ...
... wall is represented the reception of a Persian embassy by a Raja in his palace . On the back wall to the E. of the antechamber is a mountain scene , and between the doors of the two cells are a Naga Raja and his wife in conversation ...
Page 107
... wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the buffalo demon , Siva and Parvati playing chess , and Siva dancing the tan- dava , Ravana shaking Kailasa and Bhairava ; while the N ...
... wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the buffalo demon , Siva and Parvati playing chess , and Siva dancing the tan- dava , Ravana shaking Kailasa and Bhairava ; while the N ...
Page 282
... wall . The walls slope inwards , and the vast size , strength , and visible solidity of the whole give to Tughlak- abad an air of stern and massive grandeur that is both striking and impressive . In the N. part of the fort below are the ...
... wall . The walls slope inwards , and the vast size , strength , and visible solidity of the whole give to Tughlak- abad an air of stern and massive grandeur that is both striking and impressive . In the N. part of the fort below are the ...
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