The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 59
... perfectly bald . Doobrajpoor is situated almost beneath the shadow of the mountains . More Santhals here . The principal article of trade in Doobrajpoor is sugar , manufactured from a fine quality of goor made by the Santhals.
... perfectly bald . Doobrajpoor is situated almost beneath the shadow of the mountains . More Santhals here . The principal article of trade in Doobrajpoor is sugar , manufactured from a fine quality of goor made by the Santhals.
Page 64
... situated in a charming region , watered by the Mourukhee . But Eastern Beerbhoom has a different physical conformation from that of Western Beerbhoom , and has gradually assumed the flat level character of the valley , partaking as much ...
... situated in a charming region , watered by the Mourukhee . But Eastern Beerbhoom has a different physical conformation from that of Western Beerbhoom , and has gradually assumed the flat level character of the valley , partaking as much ...
Page 87
... situated , still bears . ' No doubt , the antiquity of Gour stretches back many a century , but it cannot be believed to extend to so remote a period as the eighth century before Christ . Buddha would then have most likely visited it on ...
... situated , still bears . ' No doubt , the antiquity of Gour stretches back many a century , but it cannot be believed to extend to so remote a period as the eighth century before Christ . Buddha would then have most likely visited it on ...
Page 99
... the ruins of several monasteries in its neighbourhood . ' But though of such great antiquity , and promising an interesting field for observation , it has scarcely any curiosities for the tra- veller . The town is situated in a low ,
... the ruins of several monasteries in its neighbourhood . ' But though of such great antiquity , and promising an interesting field for observation , it has scarcely any curiosities for the tra- veller . The town is situated in a low ,
Page 100
Bholanauth Chunder. veller . The town is situated in a low , open valley , wooded with a super - abundance of trees and vegetation , the putrefaction of which engenders the malaria that is the cause of its unhealthiness . Much of its ...
Bholanauth Chunder. veller . The town is situated in a low , open valley , wooded with a super - abundance of trees and vegetation , the putrefaction of which engenders the malaria that is the cause of its unhealthiness . Much of its ...
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