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, Volume 2C. & W. Galabin, 1800 - India |
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... CAVERNS -the caverns of Salfette and Elephanta , undoubtedly stupendous fubterraneous tem- ples of the Deity — the particular rites of religion practifed , and sciences taught , in those caverns , re- ferved for confideration under the ...
... CAVERNS -the caverns of Salfette and Elephanta , undoubtedly stupendous fubterraneous tem- ples of the Deity — the particular rites of religion practifed , and sciences taught , in those caverns , re- ferved for confideration under the ...
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... caverns of Salfette and . Elephanta fhall have been defcribed . The ftu- pendous myfteries of fuperftition practifed in them attempted to be investigated , and the profound arcana taught in them unfolded . The Author enters upon that ...
... caverns of Salfette and . Elephanta fhall have been defcribed . The ftu- pendous myfteries of fuperftition practifed in them attempted to be investigated , and the profound arcana taught in them unfolded . The Author enters upon that ...
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... CAVERNS , and fuch modern publications as beft de- scribe the GROTTOES of Egypt , the ROCKY SUBTER- RANEOUS fhrines of MITHRA , and the particular ca- verns in question . The authors , in this part , more immediately confulted , are ...
... CAVERNS , and fuch modern publications as beft de- scribe the GROTTOES of Egypt , the ROCKY SUBTER- RANEOUS fhrines of MITHRA , and the particular ca- verns in question . The authors , in this part , more immediately confulted , are ...
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... caverns , through which the fyde- real Metempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that paffage with others cited from the Ayeen Akbery , in proof that there actually did exift , even fo laté as in Abul Fazil's time , among the rocky ...
... caverns , through which the fyde- real Metempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that paffage with others cited from the Ayeen Akbery , in proof that there actually did exift , even fo laté as in Abul Fazil's time , among the rocky ...
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... caverns defcribed - The rocks themselves , in which they are hewn , bear ftrong marks of calcination Afferted by M ... caverns of Cararah , from their appearance , deno- minated by the natives " the city of Canarah❞— A general ...
... caverns defcribed - The rocks themselves , in which they are hewn , bear ftrong marks of calcination Afferted by M ... caverns of Cararah , from their appearance , deno- minated by the natives " the city of Canarah❞— A general ...
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