A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 65
... side ; near it are two gigantic stone elephants . Between the screen and the temple , and connected with both , is a nandi ( bull ) shrine , 26 ft . square and two storeys high , with a stone flagstaff on either side ; and beyond this ...
... side ; near it are two gigantic stone elephants . Between the screen and the temple , and connected with both , is a nandi ( bull ) shrine , 26 ft . square and two storeys high , with a stone flagstaff on either side ; and beyond this ...
Page 99
... side of the Square until recently occupied by the Dal- housie Institute has now been taken over by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs , and a massive building is in course of construction to house the Central Telephone Exchange . On ...
... side of the Square until recently occupied by the Dal- housie Institute has now been taken over by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs , and a massive building is in course of construction to house the Central Telephone Exchange . On ...
Page 424
... side . The pilasters at the corners have yalis and riders . The N. and the E. walls have Saivite figures and sculptured panels between the pilasters . The most important of the group of Pallava structures is the Kailas- anath Temple ...
... side . The pilasters at the corners have yalis and riders . The N. and the E. walls have Saivite figures and sculptured panels between the pilasters . The most important of the group of Pallava structures is the Kailas- anath Temple ...
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