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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Page 17
... centre , fomewhat after the manner of the cushion that crowns the Indian column ; and moft of them are fluted or channeled in the manner of thofe in the Indian caverns and pagodas . The Suryatic and Mithriac cavern , with its circular ...
... centre , fomewhat after the manner of the cushion that crowns the Indian column ; and moft of them are fluted or channeled in the manner of thofe in the Indian caverns and pagodas . The Suryatic and Mithriac cavern , with its circular ...
Page 27
... centre of the building . The fuppo- fition of Major Rennel † is far more probable , that it was erected about the eleventh century , after the deftruction of the superb temple of Sumnaut , in Guzzurat . The very name of the deity NAUT ...
... centre of the building . The fuppo- fition of Major Rennel † is far more probable , that it was erected about the eleventh century , after the deftruction of the superb temple of Sumnaut , in Guzzurat . The very name of the deity NAUT ...
Page 28
... centre of the building upon a raised altar , encompaffed with iron rails , under a very lofty dome ; and that the facred domains , that belonged to the temple , the munificent donation of fucceffive rajahs , once afforded pafturage to ...
... centre of the building upon a raised altar , encompaffed with iron rails , under a very lofty dome ; and that the facred domains , that belonged to the temple , the munificent donation of fucceffive rajahs , once afforded pafturage to ...
Page 29
... CENTRE of the building is a dark chamber , lighted by one folitary lamp , where the rites of their religion are performed . The famous pagoda of TANJORE is not different from thofe of Deogur , but in its improved form and decorations ...
... CENTRE of the building is a dark chamber , lighted by one folitary lamp , where the rites of their religion are performed . The famous pagoda of TANJORE is not different from thofe of Deogur , but in its improved form and decorations ...
Page 30
... centre of the building , but fome- what PYRAMIDAL towards the fummit ; and at the extremity of every one of the four parts of the crofs there is a tower , to which there is an afcent on the outfide , with bal conies at ftated diftances ...
... centre of the building , but fome- what PYRAMIDAL towards the fummit ; and at the extremity of every one of the four parts of the crofs there is a tower , to which there is an afcent on the outfide , with bal conies at ftated diftances ...
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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