The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma
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The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma
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Author : Christian Literature Society for India
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma written by Christian Literature Society for India and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Buddhist temples categories.
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma
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Author : Asian Educ Service
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 1988
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma written by Asian Educ Service and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
Mostly on Hindu temples in India, and Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka and Burma.
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma
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Author : Christian Literature India
language : en
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Release Date : 2013-09
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma written by Christian Literature India and has been published by Rarebooksclub.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...their heads rising about ten feet above the pedestal. The aspect of these and of all the images is peculiar. Frequently on the brow and middle of the breast there is a diamond-set in silver or gold, and almost always the breasts are mounted with one of the precious metals, whilst there are occasionally gold plates on the shoulders, elbow and knee-joints, and a crown on the head. But the peculiar feature is the eyes, which seem to peer at you like so many cats. They seem to be made of silver, overlaid with pieces of glass, very clumsily cemented on, and in every case projecting so far and of such a form, as to give one the idea of their wearing spectacles over eyes in diseased sockets. I The Jains build temples as a work of merit without any reference to their use. On the Satrunjaya Hill a few Yatis or priests sleep in the temples, and perform the daily services, and a few attendants are constantly there to keep the place clean or to feed the sacred pigeons, but there are no human habitations properly so called. The pilgrim ascends in the morning, and returns when he has performed his d8VAlilAls-He must not eat, or at least he must not cook his food, on the sacred hill, and he must not sleep there. It is a city of the gods, and meant for them only. Most of the temples are modern. GIRNAR, next in sanctity to Satrunjaya, lies to the westward in Kathiawar, ten miles east of J unagarh town. The hill rises about 3,500 feet above sea-level. A rock at the foot of the hill outside the town is covered with Asoka's inscriptions, 250 B.C. There are six rest houses on the ascent to the temple of Neminath. The temple of Ambamata, which crowns the first peak of the hill, is much resorted to by newly married couples of the different sub-divisions...
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma
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Author : Christian Literature Society for India and Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Great Temples Of India Ceylon And Burma written by Christian Literature Society for India and Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Temples categories.
The Gorgeous East
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Author : Frank Elias
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
The Gorgeous East written by Frank Elias and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with Asia categories.
The Governors General Of India
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Author : Henry Morris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Governors General Of India written by Henry Morris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Governors categories.
Seasonal Cycles
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Author : Victor C. De Munck
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 1993
Seasonal Cycles written by Victor C. De Munck and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Business & Economics categories.
A Study Of Social Change And Continuity In A Sri Lankan Village.
The Sacred Books Of The East Described And Examined
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Sacred Books Of The East Described And Examined written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Hinduism categories.
The Sacred Books Of The East Described And Examined Epics Poems And Puranas The Ramayana The Mahabharata The Vishnu Purana 1st Ed 1896
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Sacred Books Of The East Described And Examined Epics Poems And Puranas The Ramayana The Mahabharata The Vishnu Purana 1st Ed 1896 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Hinduism categories.
The Mahabharata
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 1898
The Mahabharata written by and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Mahābhārata categories.
An English Abridgment With Introduction, Notes And A Review.