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... give a good idea of the houses occupied by the lower and middle classes in the towns . In front are groups of worshippers , Newāris and Bhōtiyās ; one of the latter is twirling in his hand a small prayer - cylinder . PLATE V. , p . 28 ...
... give a good idea of the houses occupied by the lower and middle classes in the towns . In front are groups of worshippers , Newāris and Bhōtiyās ; one of the latter is twirling in his hand a small prayer - cylinder . PLATE V. , p . 28 ...
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... not far from the truth . The names of most of the towns and villages will be mentioned in the history , so it is only necessary here to give a short description of the present condition of 8 [ CHAP . HISTORY OF NEPAL .
... not far from the truth . The names of most of the towns and villages will be mentioned in the history , so it is only necessary here to give a short description of the present condition of 8 [ CHAP . HISTORY OF NEPAL .
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Shew Shunker Singh Daniel Wright. to give a short description of the present condition of a few of the most important . Kāṭhmānḍū , the capital of Nepal , stands near the centre of the valley , in Lat . 27 ° 42′N . , and Long . 85 ° 36′E ...
Shew Shunker Singh Daniel Wright. to give a short description of the present condition of a few of the most important . Kāṭhmānḍū , the capital of Nepal , stands near the centre of the valley , in Lat . 27 ° 42′N . , and Long . 85 ° 36′E ...
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... give a description of which would only lead to tiresome repeti- tion . The names of the principal ones only will therefore be given , and a few words said about them . At the foot of the Chandragiri pass is a small town called Thankōt ...
... give a description of which would only lead to tiresome repeti- tion . The names of the principal ones only will therefore be given , and a few words said about them . At the foot of the Chandragiri pass is a small town called Thankōt ...
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... give a complete list of them would be a prodigious task . Only a few of the principal will therefore be mentioned . 1. The Machchhindra Jātra . This festival is in honour of Machchhindranatha , the guardian deity of Nepal . The ...
... give a complete list of them would be a prodigious task . Only a few of the principal will therefore be mentioned . 1. The Machchhindra Jātra . This festival is in honour of Machchhindranatha , the guardian deity of Nepal . The ...
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17 Paternoster Row Acharya Badi Bagmati Bandhudatta Bandya became Bhairava Bhatgaon bhikshus Bhimasena Bhotiyas Bihār Brahmans British brother brought Buddha Buddhist built called Cambridge Warehouse caste caused ceremonies chaitya Chōk deity Demy Octavo descendants Dēva Dēvi dhārā died Durbar dynasty edition erected festival four gave goddess gods Gōrkhālis Gorkhas grihasthas Guhjeswari Guru hills jātrā Jaya Kājī Kali Yuga Kantipur Kartik Kathmandu king Kirātis Kumārī Lalitpur Lāmā live Mahādēva Mahārāj Malla Malla reigned Manjusri mantras mountain named Nārāyana Narendra-dēva Nepāl Nepal Sambat Nepalese Newars night Noakōt numerous ornaments palace palmleaf Pandit Pashupati Pashupati-natha Patan performed Phagun Plate priests Prithwīnārāyana Pūjā Rājā Rānī rath Resident returned rice road Satya Yuga shrine Siddhi-Narsinha Sinha Sir Jung Bahadur Siva stone Sudi Swayambhu tank temple of Pashupati Terai Tibet told took town troops valley Vikram village Vishnu Vishnumati worship Yaksha Yuga
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