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Page 13
... facing each other and bedecked with gems - shining rubies , diamonds , emeralds and pearls . Shah Jahan was surely aware of the Islamic folklore that the peacock was the original guardian of the gates of Paradise and the Persian myth ...
... facing each other and bedecked with gems - shining rubies , diamonds , emeralds and pearls . Shah Jahan was surely aware of the Islamic folklore that the peacock was the original guardian of the gates of Paradise and the Persian myth ...
Page 35
... ( facing page ) and folk dancers from Kumaon ( top ) . and fauna invoke a feeling of admiration and awe . Comprising over 12 districts , it is spread over an area of 51,082 sq . kms . The Deva Bhoomi ( land of gods ) as it is known is ...
... ( facing page ) and folk dancers from Kumaon ( top ) . and fauna invoke a feeling of admiration and awe . Comprising over 12 districts , it is spread over an area of 51,082 sq . kms . The Deva Bhoomi ( land of gods ) as it is known is ...
Page 42
... facing the Ghateshvara Mahadeva temple and looks towards the left side , one sees at least four smaller , subsidiary shrines , all built in a kind of row , all facing east . Two are intact and dedicated to Hindu goddesses . Both these ...
... facing the Ghateshvara Mahadeva temple and looks towards the left side , one sees at least four smaller , subsidiary shrines , all built in a kind of row , all facing east . Two are intact and dedicated to Hindu goddesses . Both these ...
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