Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
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Page 11
... steps by 4 Nasr Salars , or " Carriers into dust . Round the well are perfora- of the Dead , " with 2 bearded men tions which allow the rain - water or following them closely , and perhaps other moisture to escape into 4 deep 100 Parsis ...
... steps by 4 Nasr Salars , or " Carriers into dust . Round the well are perfora- of the Dead , " with 2 bearded men tions which allow the rain - water or following them closely , and perhaps other moisture to escape into 4 deep 100 Parsis ...
Page 18
... steps , and surrounded by Central India Railway are at Colaba , Brahmans ' houses and shrines . Thism . S. of Watson's Hotel , but there spot well deserves a visit ; a traveller is a station much closer , and nearly due will nowhere in ...
... steps , and surrounded by Central India Railway are at Colaba , Brahmans ' houses and shrines . Thism . S. of Watson's Hotel , but there spot well deserves a visit ; a traveller is a station much closer , and nearly due will nowhere in ...
Page 19
... steps . There is a bungalow at the entrance . The entrance into the temple is between two massive pillars , forming three openings , hewn out of a rock re- sembling porphyry , overhung by brush- wood and wild shrubs . The whole exca ...
... steps . There is a bungalow at the entrance . The entrance into the temple is between two massive pillars , forming three openings , hewn out of a rock re- sembling porphyry , overhung by brush- wood and wild shrubs . The whole exca ...
Page 21
... ornamented with a good deal of sculpture . The E. wing is approached by steps , flanked by sculptured lic ing up to a small Lingam which are no figures . S. W. to N.E. to the Great Cave , from EXCURSION TO ELEPHANTA 21.
... ornamented with a good deal of sculpture . The E. wing is approached by steps , flanked by sculptured lic ing up to a small Lingam which are no figures . S. W. to N.E. to the Great Cave , from EXCURSION TO ELEPHANTA 21.
Page 24
... steps cut in the rock , leading to many smaller caves in a ravine through which a strong moun- tain torrent pours in the rainy season . There are ranges of caves at different heights on both sides the ravine , com- municating by steps ...
... steps cut in the rock , leading to many smaller caves in a ravine through which a strong moun- tain torrent pours in the rainy season . There are ranges of caves at different heights on both sides the ravine , com- municating by steps ...
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Agra Akbar ancient arches ascend Aurangzib Bagh bank beautiful Benares Bengal Bijapur Bombay Brahmans bridge British Buddhist building built Calcutta called Canal cantonment capital carved cave Cawnpore centre chief Church close court dagoba Delhi district dome elephants enclosure English entrance erected European Fergusson figures front garden garrison Gate gateway Ghat gopura Government guns Gwalior Haidarabad hall handsome height hill Hindu Hiouen Thsang India inscription Jain Jumma junc Khan king lake Madras Mahal Marathas ment Mohammedan mosque Muhammad Musjid native Nawab officers ornamented palace Parsis pass pavilion Peshwa picturesque pillars plain Portuguese railway Rajah residence river road rock roof round ruins Shah Jehan Shiva shrine side Sikhs Sing square stands station stone surrounded tank temple tion Tipu tomb tower town traveller trees troops Umballa village Vishnu wall white marble