A Handbook for Travellers in India, Ceylon and Burma: Including the Provinces of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras, the Panjab, North-west Provinces, Rajputana, Central Provinces, Mysore, Etc., the Native States Assam and CashmereJ. Murray, 1894 - 484 pages |
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Agra Ajmere Akbar ancient arches ascend Aurangzib Bagh bank beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay Brahmans bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Calcutta called cantonment capital carved caves centre chief Church close Colaba court dagoba Delhi district dome elephants enclosure English entrance erected European Fergusson figures front garden Gate gateway Ghat gopura Government guns Guzerat Gwalior Hall handsome height hill Hindu Hiouen Thsang India inscription island Jain Jeypore Jhansi junc Khan King lake Madras Malwa Marathas ment Mohammedan mosque Muhammad Musjid native Nawab officers ornamented pagoda palace Parsis pass Peshwa picturesque pillars plain Portuguese railway Rajah residence river road rock roof round ruins sculptured Shah Jehan Shiva shrine side Sikhs Sing square stands station stone surrounded tank temple tion Tipu tomb tower town traveller trees troops village Vishnu wall white marble
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Page 326 - ... pilgrims pass. The last gopura is at the top of the hill. On the other side of the hill there are paths up, but all very difficult. For some years the temple was under the management of the British Government, but in 1843 charge of it was given over to a Mahant or Hindu Abbot, who with his coauthorities controls the expenditure and the worship.
Page 411 - It was not one sustained note, but a multitude of tiny sounds, each clear and distinct in itself ; the sweetest treble mingling with the lowest bass. On applying the ear to the woodwork of the boat, the vibration was greatly increased in volume by conduction.
Page 351 - Brahma occurs three or four times, and every great god of the Hindu Pantheon finds his place. Some of these are carved with a minute elaboration of detail which can only be reproduced by photography, and may probably be considered as one of the most marvellous exhibitions of human labour to be found even in the patient East.
Page 150 - is a peculiarity which the Jains practised to a greater extent than the followers of any other religion in India. The Buddhists grouped their stupas and viharas near and around sacred spots, as at Sanchi, Manikyala, or in...
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Page 86 - The centre of this great mound is quite solid, being composed of bricks laid in mud; but the exterior is faced with dressed stones.
Page 147 - The sloping walls and almost Egyptian solidity of this mausoleum, combined with the bold and massive towers of the fortifications that surround it, form a picture of a warrior's tomb unrivalled anywhere, and a singular contrast with the elegant and luxuriant garden tombs of the more settled and peaceful dynasties that succeeded.