Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1801 - India |
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... of Hindostan: Compared Thomas Maurice. Barlow feulp . The principal Portal of the grand Tem PENT Constituting the celebrated HEMPTHA , M. Obelisks , as well as Pyramids , were , in E CHA P. II . THE TEMPLES OF INDIA , EGYPT.
... of Hindostan: Compared Thomas Maurice. Barlow feulp . The principal Portal of the grand Tem PENT Constituting the celebrated HEMPTHA , M. Obelisks , as well as Pyramids , were , in E CHA P. II . THE TEMPLES OF INDIA , EGYPT.
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... celebrated in Hindof- tan , viz . that of JAGGERNAUT BENARES - that of MATTRA - that of that of TRIPPETTY and that of SERINGHAM , fucceffively and minutely defcribed . An affecting Story relative to the first De- filement - filement of ...
... celebrated in Hindof- tan , viz . that of JAGGERNAUT BENARES - that of MATTRA - that of that of TRIPPETTY and that of SERINGHAM , fucceffively and minutely defcribed . An affecting Story relative to the first De- filement - filement of ...
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... celebrated in caves and amidst the fecret receffes of the fecluded foreft , fucceeded the not lefs fplendid and oftentatious wor- fhip , practifed in the more ancient of these fuperior temples : temples conftructed of fuch enormous ...
... celebrated in caves and amidst the fecret receffes of the fecluded foreft , fucceeded the not lefs fplendid and oftentatious wor- fhip , practifed in the more ancient of these fuperior temples : temples conftructed of fuch enormous ...
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... celebrated but un- doubtedly not among the oldeft fhrines of India . I am aware that this affertion is di- rectly contrary to the opinion which Mr. Sonnerat appears to favour , who tells us that , according to the annals of the country ...
... celebrated but un- doubtedly not among the oldeft fhrines of India . I am aware that this affertion is di- rectly contrary to the opinion which Mr. Sonnerat appears to favour , who tells us that , according to the annals of the country ...
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... celebrated Defigns of Indian Buildings , we may depend upon the accu- racy both of the engraving and the accom- panying concife defcription of them . The pagodas of DEOGUR , according to that gentleman , fhew the earlieft ftages of ...
... celebrated Defigns of Indian Buildings , we may depend upon the accu- racy both of the engraving and the accom- panying concife defcription of them . The pagodas of DEOGUR , according to that gentleman , fhew the earlieft ftages of ...
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adored adorned æra afcended affertion Afiatic aftoniſhing aftronomical alfo animals antiquity architecture Aurengzeb beautiful becauſe Brahmins caverns celebrated circumftance coloffal columns confecrated confidered conftruction dæmons decorated defcendants defcribed defcription defigns deity Diodorus Diodorus Siculus dome Doric order edifice Egypt Egyptian engraved erected fabricated facred fame fays fculptured feems feet ferpent feven fhall fhould fhrine fide figns fimilar fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome fquare ftatues ftill ftones ftructure ftupendous fuch fuperb fuperftition fuppofed fupported fymbol Gazna grand groves Herodotus hieroglyphics hiftory himſelf Hindoftan Hindoo idol Ifis India Indian inftance itſelf Jaggernaut lefs lofty maffy magnificent majeſtic marble Mithra moft ancient moſt muſt Nile obferved Ofiris paffage pagoda Perfian Plutarch Pococke portico prefent prieſts purpoſe pyramids reader reafon receffes repreſented Reſearches reſemblance rites roof Savary temple Thebais thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Typhon univerfally uſed vafe vaft veneration Vitruvius walls whofe worſhip