A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJohn Murray., 1962 |
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Page 202
... famous regent of Kotah , in return for the extinction of their hereditary right to control the administration . It is now part of the United State of Rajasthan . Baroli , N.W. , and the Dhamnar caves , S.W. , may be visited . At 540 m ...
... famous regent of Kotah , in return for the extinction of their hereditary right to control the administration . It is now part of the United State of Rajasthan . Baroli , N.W. , and the Dhamnar caves , S.W. , may be visited . At 540 m ...
Page 208
... famous pilgrimage centre of Gobardhan . This town lies astride a low narrow range of hills called the " Giriraj ( Girraj ) Pahar , ” which Krishna is fabled to have held aloft on the top of his finger for seven days and seven nights to ...
... famous pilgrimage centre of Gobardhan . This town lies astride a low narrow range of hills called the " Giriraj ( Girraj ) Pahar , ” which Krishna is fabled to have held aloft on the top of his finger for seven days and seven nights to ...
Page 495
... famous General Hari Singh Nalwa , who was killed in 1837 at Jamrud ( p . 510 ) in action against the Afghans . It stands in 40 acres of garden and grounds . To the E. is a pavilion 12 ft . high , full of small niches for lamps . At 70 ...
... famous General Hari Singh Nalwa , who was killed in 1837 at Jamrud ( p . 510 ) in action against the Afghans . It stands in 40 acres of garden and grounds . To the E. is a pavilion 12 ft . high , full of small niches for lamps . At 70 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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