A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page xxxviii
... Hindu was born a Hindu , neither baptized into nor converted to Hinduism . By the time this code was formed racial distinction between the Aryans and non - Aryans ceased , and the Sudras included all persons who were not born in the ...
... Hindu was born a Hindu , neither baptized into nor converted to Hinduism . By the time this code was formed racial distinction between the Aryans and non - Aryans ceased , and the Sudras included all persons who were not born in the ...
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... Hindu theory of metempsychosis or transmigration of souls arises from the belief that evil proceeds from antecedent evil , and that the penalty must be suffered in succeeding existences . The uneducated Hindu makes offerings to the ...
... Hindu theory of metempsychosis or transmigration of souls arises from the belief that evil proceeds from antecedent evil , and that the penalty must be suffered in succeeding existences . The uneducated Hindu makes offerings to the ...
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... Hindu King or Prince . RANÍ , ( S ) the wife of a Rájá ; a Queen or Princess . RATH , ( S ) a chariot formerly , now refers to cars used for Hindu gods on ceremonial occasions . RATHS OF RÁTHAS , the name given to rock - cut monolithic ...
... Hindu King or Prince . RANÍ , ( S ) the wife of a Rájá ; a Queen or Princess . RATH , ( S ) a chariot formerly , now refers to cars used for Hindu gods on ceremonial occasions . RATHS OF RÁTHAS , the name given to rock - cut monolithic ...
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