The Great Temples of India, Ceylon and Burma. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 1999, 96 p., illus, $11. ISBN 81-206-0385-0.

    Contents: Introduction. I. Hindu temples: i). Kalighat. ii). Temple of Jagannath at Puri. iii). Konarak or the black Pagoda. iv). Bhuvanesvar. v). Budh Gaya. vi). Benares temples. vii). Muttra and Brindaban. viii). Khatmandu temple. ix). Gangotri temple. x). Kedarnath. xi). Badrinath. xii). Hardwar. xiii). Oilman's temple, Gwalior. xiv). Nasik. a). Rock-cut temples: a). Kailas temple, Ellora. ii). Caves of elephanta. b). Bombay presidency: i). Pandharpur and Jejuri. ii). Somnath. iii). Dvaraka. c). South Indian temples: i). Tirupati. ii). Conjeverarn. iii). Chidambaram. iv). Kumbakonam. v). Tanjore. vi). Srirangam. vii). Madura. viii). Ramesvaram. II. Sikh temples: i). Introduction. ii). Golden temple. iii). Amritsar. III. Jain Temples: i). Sas Bahu temple. ii). Gwalior. iii). Abu. iv). Palitana. v). Girnar. IV. Buddhist Temples and Buildings: i). Introduction. ii). Temples and remains. iii). Budh Gaya. iv). Sarnath. Buddhist cave temples: i). Ajanta. ii). Ellora. iii). Karli. iv). Salsette. v). Sanchi. vi). Amaravati. Buddhist Temples and remains in Ceylon: i). Establishment of Buddhism in Ceylon. ii). Bo tree at Anuradhapura. iii). Thuparamaya Dagaba. iv). Relic worship. v). Temple of tooth. vi). Kandy. vii). Buddha's supposed foot-print. Buddhist buildings in Burma: i). Country. ii). Buddhist monks in Burma. iii). Buddhist buildings. iv). Rangoon prome. v). Pagan. vi). Mandalay. Concluding remarks on Hindu temples: Christian and Hindu worship compared. Appeal to Buddhists. The future of Hindu temples.

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