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Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency - Thana. Places of Interest

1882

The translations of the inscritions and the description and illustration of the objects of antquarian interest are the work of Pandit Bhagvialtil Indraji who paid special visits to many parts of the district and whose detailed accounts of the antiquities of Sopitra and of Paden Hill and readings of the sculptures at Eksar in &Lisette and at.&tgaon near Shithipur are of unusual interest an [...] It is of the same age as the rest of the masonry of the tower and seems to prove that the object of worship has always been deep below the level of the ground. [...] 9 The repulsive statue of Devi in the north face of the spire the bull in the west porch and the Ganpati in the east wall of the hall are among the more notable signs of violence. [...] With the help of a ladder there is little difficulty in climbing on the roof of the hall the bosses on the stones and the round horn-like rings at the corners of many of the carved slabs forming excellent holding points. [...] For bearing the burden of this kingdom the great councillor is the illustrious (Vinta) paiya and the great minister the illustrious Naganaiya and the secretary and minister for peace and war the illustrious Vakadaiya and the great minister for peace and war the illustrious Jogalaiya and the first treasury officer Padhi Sena Mahadevaiya and the second treasury officer the illustrious Bhailaiya
government politics public policy
Pages
446
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100009
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii James M. Campbell view
Thana Places of Interest
i-384 James M. Campbell view
Appendix
385-420 James M. Campbell view
Index
421-433 James M. Campbell view