A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 75
... Ghat is one of the finest of all the Ghats . Part of it is assigned to the religious ascetics called Gosains . The next , Dandi Ghat , devoted to the staff - bearing ascetics called Dandi Panths , is very fine . Hanuman Ghat is ...
... Ghat is one of the finest of all the Ghats . Part of it is assigned to the religious ascetics called Gosains . The next , Dandi Ghat , devoted to the staff - bearing ascetics called Dandi Panths , is very fine . Hanuman Ghat is ...
Page 76
... Ghat between this and the Dasaswa- medh Ghat was built by the wise Mahratta princess who governed Indore from 1767 to 1795 ( p . 119 ) . Both the ghat and the building which surmounts it are striking . The Dasaswamedh Ghat is one of the ...
... Ghat between this and the Dasaswa- medh Ghat was built by the wise Mahratta princess who governed Indore from 1767 to 1795 ( p . 119 ) . Both the ghat and the building which surmounts it are striking . The Dasaswamedh Ghat is one of the ...
Page 77
... Ghat and the Jalsain Ghat , or Burning Ghat , which is crowned by a mass of temples and spires . Num- bers of cremations are usually in progress on the spot , and many sati stones will be noticed all round it ; it is naturally regarded ...
... Ghat and the Jalsain Ghat , or Burning Ghat , which is crowned by a mass of temples and spires . Num- bers of cremations are usually in progress on the spot , and many sati stones will be noticed all round it ; it is naturally regarded ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO GIBRALTAR Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
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 corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House Hyderabad India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes pavilion Peshwa pillars Portuguese Punjab railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall