A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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... interesting sculptures of Siva , some images and bas - reliefs of Brahma , a magnificent image of Vishnu ( from Elephanta ) , and a miscellaneous collection of articles used in Brahmanical worship . The prehistoric antiquities are ...
... interesting sculptures of Siva , some images and bas - reliefs of Brahma , a magnificent image of Vishnu ( from Elephanta ) , and a miscellaneous collection of articles used in Brahmanical worship . The prehistoric antiquities are ...
Page 343
... interesting . It contains a dagoba , but no sculp- tures , and has its roof supported by twenty - seven sloping pillars . Outside there is a group executed in bas - relief , now much defaced , and marks show that a wooden front was once ...
... interesting . It contains a dagoba , but no sculp- tures , and has its roof supported by twenty - seven sloping pillars . Outside there is a group executed in bas - relief , now much defaced , and marks show that a wooden front was once ...
Page 514
... interesting view of the city and river is to be had . About 100 yd . E. of this is the Chhota ( little ) Katra , built by Shaista Khan in 1664 . S.E. of these buildings is the Mit- ford Hospital , on the site of the Dutch factory . A ...
... interesting view of the city and river is to be had . About 100 yd . E. of this is the Chhota ( little ) Katra , built by Shaista Khan in 1664 . S.E. of these buildings is the Mit- ford Hospital , on the site of the Dutch factory . A ...
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