A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page lxxxiii
... capital , Govern- ment providing further capital for increasing equipment . Now all are owned and operated by the State . There were eight Guaranteed Railway Companies , the Great Indian Penin- sula , East Indian , Bombay Baroda and ...
... capital , Govern- ment providing further capital for increasing equipment . Now all are owned and operated by the State . There were eight Guaranteed Railway Companies , the Great Indian Penin- sula , East Indian , Bombay Baroda and ...
Page 325
... capital are 26 ft . 7 in . high , and appear to be a monolith . The capital is carved to imitate lotus blossoms , and adorned below with lions ' heads , from whose mouths depend strings of roses or beads . The capital once was crowned ...
... capital are 26 ft . 7 in . high , and appear to be a monolith . The capital is carved to imitate lotus blossoms , and adorned below with lions ' heads , from whose mouths depend strings of roses or beads . The capital once was crowned ...
Page 568
... capital till A.D. 729 ; according to other statements , from 500 B.C. to the middle of the 9th century . Within the above period Sigiriya was the capital for 18 years from A.D. 477 , during the reign of Kasyapa I. Polonnaruwa , as a capital ...
... capital till A.D. 729 ; according to other statements , from 500 B.C. to the middle of the 9th century . Within the above period Sigiriya was the capital for 18 years from A.D. 477 , during the reign of Kasyapa I. Polonnaruwa , as a capital ...
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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