The Wonder that was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-continent Before the Coming of the Muslims, Volume 1This Classic Volume Has Been Written To Provide The General Reader With An Authoritative Outline Of India`S Ancient Culture. It Contains Over 200 Illustrations, Many Hitherto Unpublished, In Half-Tone And Colur, Gotether With Line Illustrations And Maps. Slightly Shop-Worn But In Excellent Condition Otherwise. |
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Some Prehistoric Sites of N W India map page | 12 |
Terracotta Figurines of Goddesses | 13 |
Interior of a House of the Harappa Culture | 17 |
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7th century Ajantā ancient Indian Arthaśāstra Aryan ascetic Aśoka beautiful became Bihār Bodhisattva body Brahman brāhmaṇs Buddha Buddhist carved caste cave century A.D. Ceylon chief Christian Cōla cult culture dancing death Deccan demons depicted developed divine doctrine earliest early earth elephants epic evidence existed Gangā goddess gods Greek Gupta period Harappa heaven Hindu Hinduism hymns important India Indra Indus inscriptions Jaina Jainism Jātaka Kālidāsa karma king kingdom known Kṛṣṇa land language later legend literature living lord Mahābhārata Mahāvīra Mauryan medieval Megasthenes Middle Ages modern Mohenjo Daro monks Muslim numerous original palace Pāli PLATE poem poet poetry popular Prakrit probably rāgas Rāma religion religious Ṛg Veda sacred sacrifice Sanskrit scriptures sculpture sects Śiva soul South story stūpa style śūdra survived Tamil temple texts thought tradition tribes Upanisads usually Veda Vedic verses village Vişņu Western wife women word worshipped yakṣa