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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... wall of the hall is a beautiful painting of a dying princess , and others represent Buddha with a beggar's bowl , and teaching in a vihara . On the right wall , left of the door of the first cell , are the remains of a representation of ...
... wall of the hall is a beautiful painting of a dying princess , and others represent Buddha with a beggar's bowl , and teaching in a vihara . On the right wall , left of the door of the first cell , are the remains of a representation of ...
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... wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the buffalo demon . Siva and Parvati playing chess , and Siva dancing the tandava ( a dance of exultation at his victory over the demon ...
... wall behind the shrine chapel is 85 ft . The S. wall bears Saiva sculptures of the slaughter of the buffalo demon . Siva and Parvati playing chess , and Siva dancing the tandava ( a dance of exultation at his victory over the demon ...
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... wall with a cross - wall dividing the enclosure into a large and a small courtyard , with a group of shrines in the large one . In the small court on the interior side of the outer wall the sculptures are all figures of Siva in ...
... wall with a cross - wall dividing the enclosure into a large and a small courtyard , with a group of shrines in the large one . In the small court on the interior side of the outer wall the sculptures are all figures of Siva in ...
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