Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1955 |
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Page 118
... Temple of Omkar and that of Amreswar , or Manileshwar , on the S. bank of the river , are two of the twelve great Sivite temples which existed in India when Mahmud of Ghazni destroyed Somnath in 1024. When the Peshwa Baji Rao II desired ...
... Temple of Omkar and that of Amreswar , or Manileshwar , on the S. bank of the river , are two of the twelve great Sivite temples which existed in India when Mahmud of Ghazni destroyed Somnath in 1024. When the Peshwa Baji Rao II desired ...
Page 194
र H Temple of Tejapala and Vastupala , Girnar . VERAVAL. Of three temples to the left , that on the S. side contains ... temple is a modern one to Panchabai . W. of it is a large temple called Merak vasi , sacred to Parasnath . N. again ...
र H Temple of Tejapala and Vastupala , Girnar . VERAVAL. Of three temples to the left , that on the S. side contains ... temple is a modern one to Panchabai . W. of it is a large temple called Merak vasi , sacred to Parasnath . N. again ...
Page 393
... temple is noticeable . N. of this temple , 50 yd . off the road , is a temple with a Ganesh 10 ft . high ; and a few yards farther another , built of granite , also dedicated to Ganesh , in which the idol is 18 ft . high . The size of ...
... temple is noticeable . N. of this temple , 50 yd . off the road , is a temple with a Ganesh 10 ft . high ; and a few yards farther another , built of granite , also dedicated to Ganesh , in which the idol is 18 ft . high . The size of ...
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INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND to Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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