A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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... pillars , and the decoration of caves by carving which was carried on by Buddhists , Jains and Hindus . Brahmanism ... pillars were necessarily thicker than wooden pillars . Dressed stone appears first in the time of Asoka , in the lats ...
... pillars , and the decoration of caves by carving which was carried on by Buddhists , Jains and Hindus . Brahmanism ... pillars were necessarily thicker than wooden pillars . Dressed stone appears first in the time of Asoka , in the lats ...
Page 390
... pillars , some of them exquisitely carved , and six pilasters . The three first of the two centre rows of pillars deserve particular notice for their elegance of design and exquisite carving.1 There are numerous inscriptions at the ...
... pillars , some of them exquisitely carved , and six pilasters . The three first of the two centre rows of pillars deserve particular notice for their elegance of design and exquisite carving.1 There are numerous inscriptions at the ...
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... pillars , carved at the base into horsemen and hippogriffs . The carvings on the pillars are mainly illustrations of the Avatars of Vishnu and incidents mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata . There are a few lay - figures of great ...
... pillars , carved at the base into horsemen and hippogriffs . The carvings on the pillars are mainly illustrations of the Avatars of Vishnu and incidents mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata . There are a few lay - figures of great ...
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