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... inhabitants , towns embellished with temples and with tombs now falling to decay , and absolutely unpeopled , and stupendous monuments of art , which have not served to transmit even the names of 6 6 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... inhabitants , towns embellished with temples and with tombs now falling to decay , and absolutely unpeopled , and stupendous monuments of art , which have not served to transmit even the names of 6 6 LETTERS ON INDIA .
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... temple of Carala the dreadful goddess , near the cemetery of the city . Mad'hava , his companion Macaranda and servant Calapansa then appear upon the scene , and Madhava discloses his meeting with Malati and his love for her . His ...
... temple of Carala the dreadful goddess , near the cemetery of the city . Mad'hava , his companion Macaranda and servant Calapansa then appear upon the scene , and Madhava discloses his meeting with Malati and his love for her . His ...
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... temple of Siva , and the youthful Madayantica sister of Nandana is in great danger , when Mad'hava's companion Ma- caranda is seen rushing to her rescue . He kills the tyger , is himself wounded behind the scenes , and is brought in ...
... temple of Siva , and the youthful Madayantica sister of Nandana is in great danger , when Mad'hava's companion Ma- caranda is seen rushing to her rescue . He kills the tyger , is himself wounded behind the scenes , and is brought in ...
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... temples , so the same cause might have pre- vented the Hindû sculptor from departing from the figure and attitude which his ancestors had bestowed on his gods . In the lower parts of sculpture , applicable to architectural ornaments ...
... temples , so the same cause might have pre- vented the Hindû sculptor from departing from the figure and attitude which his ancestors had bestowed on his gods . In the lower parts of sculpture , applicable to architectural ornaments ...
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... temple : it is of an oblong form , terminating in a semi- circle , in which is one of those solid masses which the Jines and Bhaudd'has suppose to cover part of the ashes of their respective saints , and which are sometimes , as in Sal ...
... temple : it is of an oblong form , terminating in a semi- circle , in which is one of those solid masses which the Jines and Bhaudd'has suppose to cover part of the ashes of their respective saints , and which are sometimes , as in Sal ...
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