A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 68
... figures standing on a lotus flower and nĂ¡ga figures , and inside is a seated figure of Buddha , 9 ft . high , in the teaching attitude . Many figures are on the walls of the shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by ...
... figures standing on a lotus flower and nĂ¡ga figures , and inside is a seated figure of Buddha , 9 ft . high , in the teaching attitude . Many figures are on the walls of the shrine and the passages . No. 3 is a vihara hall , 41 ft . by ...
Page 388
... figures , Arddhanariswar , Siva , and Parvati , and on the columns them- selves are carved elaborate festoons , and below medallions with groups of figures . Traces of painting are visible on the under - side of the eaves and the roof ...
... figures , Arddhanariswar , Siva , and Parvati , and on the columns them- selves are carved elaborate festoons , and below medallions with groups of figures . Traces of painting are visible on the under - side of the eaves and the roof ...
Page 424
... figures and sculptured panels between the pilasters . The most important of the group of Pallava structures is the Kailas- anath Temple , some distance to the W. Its plan is unusual , a single surrounding wall with a cross - wall ...
... figures and sculptured panels between the pilasters . The most important of the group of Pallava structures is the Kailas- anath Temple , some distance to the W. Its plan is unusual , a single surrounding wall with a cross - wall ...
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 India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Karachi Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes 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