Report of Tours in the Gangetic Provinces fom Badaon to Bihar in 1875-76 and 1877-78 Vol XI

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Office of The Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta

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Cunningham, Alexander

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2021-08-18T15:52:54Z

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2021-08-18T15:52:54Z

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1880

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The present volume contains the result of a tour in the Gangetic provinces in 1877-78. In this report, the author has described many curious and interesting remains of Hindu architecture and sculpture of all ages. Of the old Buddhist times, there are the ancient mounds of Panch Pahâri, or the "Five hills," close to Patna, from whence Akbar viewed the city when he was besieging Dâud Shah, the last king of Bengal. Of the same age are the old temples and stúpas of Sravasti and Tandwà. Of the Indo-Scythian period, there is a very curious group of sculptures from Tusâran Bihår, near Allahabad. Of the Gupta age, there are the two inscribed stone pillars at Bilsar, in the Doâb, recording the name Kumara Gupta, with the early date of Sambat 96 of the Gupta era.

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285p.

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text

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English

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Office of The Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta

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Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

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Report
Gangetic Provinces
Travel

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Rare Book

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Sangeet Natak Akademi

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application/pdf

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2239