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erected during the reign of King Partha, At that time 

 Srinagar occupied a site a good deal to the eastward 

 of its present position round this temple, but some 

 years after the completion of the shrine the old capital 

 was entirely destroyed by fire, the moat full of water 

 being the means by which the holy place was saved. 



It is pleasant to think that that moat has been useful 

 in its time, for I bore it no goodwill. When I visited 



Stone Temple in water at Pandrethan 



the place I found great difficulty in arriving at the 

 temple. I had been told that a boat was to be had, 

 by which means the passage could be successfully 

 negotiated, but this boat had sunk in the ooze, and 

 though the water had fallen very much, at the same 

 time there was sufficient of the liquid element to make 

 it impossible to walk across. Fortified by my recent 

 experiences in wading, I prepared for further efforts 



