Himalayan Journals, Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c, Band 1John Murray, 1854 - 408 Seiten |
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... stone- Neongong - Teesta valley -- Pony , saddle , & c . - Meet Campbell - Vegetation and scenery - Presents - Visit of Dewan - Characters of Rajah and Dewan-- Accounts of Tibet - Lhassa - Siling - Tricks of Dewan - Walk up Teesta ...
... stone- Neongong - Teesta valley -- Pony , saddle , & c . - Meet Campbell - Vegetation and scenery - Presents - Visit of Dewan - Characters of Rajah and Dewan-- Accounts of Tibet - Lhassa - Siling - Tricks of Dewan - Walk up Teesta ...
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... , MANI , DORJE , AND TRIDENT . 291 30. THE DO - MANI STONE , WITH GIGANTIC TIBETAN CHARACTERS 294 31. IMPLEMENTS OF WORSHIP IN THE SIKKIM TEMPLES . 314 Fig . Page 32. CHAITS AT TASSIDING , WITH DECAYED xxvi LIST OF ENGRAVINGS .
... , MANI , DORJE , AND TRIDENT . 291 30. THE DO - MANI STONE , WITH GIGANTIC TIBETAN CHARACTERS 294 31. IMPLEMENTS OF WORSHIP IN THE SIKKIM TEMPLES . 314 Fig . Page 32. CHAITS AT TASSIDING , WITH DECAYED xxvi LIST OF ENGRAVINGS .
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... STONE ALTAR , AND ERECTION FOR BURNING JUNIPER ASHES 43. FACSIMILE OF THE VERMILION SEAL OF THE DHURMA RAJAH OF BHOTAN , HEAD OF THE DOOKPA SECT OF BOODHISTS • Opposite 372 44. A MECH , NATIVE OF THE SIKKIM TERAI . SKETCHED BY MISS ...
... STONE ALTAR , AND ERECTION FOR BURNING JUNIPER ASHES 43. FACSIMILE OF THE VERMILION SEAL OF THE DHURMA RAJAH OF BHOTAN , HEAD OF THE DOOKPA SECT OF BOODHISTS • Opposite 372 44. A MECH , NATIVE OF THE SIKKIM TERAI . SKETCHED BY MISS ...
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... stone , with the addition of water from the Hookah ; a custom for which they have an obstinate prejudice . The charcoal here used is made from an Acacia : the Seiks , I believe , employ Justicia Adhatoda , which is also in use all over ...
... stone , with the addition of water from the Hookah ; a custom for which they have an obstinate prejudice . The charcoal here used is made from an Acacia : the Seiks , I believe , employ Justicia Adhatoda , which is also in use all over ...
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... stone when desired , and with a jerk of the trunk throw them over his head for the rider to catch , thus saving the trouble of dismounting to geologise ! Of sights on the road , unfrequented though this noble line is , there were plenty ...
... stone when desired , and with a jerk of the trunk throw them over his head for the rider to catch , thus saving the trouble of dismounting to geologise ! Of sights on the road , unfrequented though this noble line is , there were plenty ...
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abundant alluvium amongst appeared ascended bamboo banks beautiful Bhotan blue glaciers Boodhist boulders broad Calcutta Campbell cliffs climate coolies covered crossed cultivated deep descended Dewan Dorjiling east elevation epiphytical Fcap feet high flank flat flowers forest formed Ganges glaciers gneiss granite grass hills Himalaya Hindoo India Kambachen Kinchinjunga Lama latter Lepchas Lhassa lofty masses Mechi river miles moraine mountains natives Nepal Nepalese night north-west October fall palkee pass peaks Pemiongchi plains of India plants Portrait Post 8vo quartz rain Rajah Ratong remarkable rhododendrons ridge river road rocks rocky round Rungeet sand sandstone schist season Second Edition side Sikkim slopes snow snowy Soane species spur steep stone stream summit Tambur Tassiding Teesta temperature temple Terai terraces thermometer Tibet Tibetan Tonglo traveller trees tropical vegetation village Vols Wallanchoon wild wind wood Woodcuts Yoksun
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