EASTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



man face on the top, and a golden glory above. Three hun- 

 dred dancing girls, and a certain number of mufic men, are in 

 conftant attendance, who daily celebrate praifes of their deities, 

 with melody and dance *. 



The Vaygaroo rifes from feveral ilreams in the province of Province o 

 Dindigul, which unite juft as they enter the kingdom of Ma- ^»>'^^g"^- 

 dura, and run in a fingle channel as far as the head of the 

 Delta. Dindigul extends about eighty miles from fouth-weft 

 to north-eaft, and is about thirty-five miles in breadth. Its 

 eaftern boundaries are 'J'inevelly and Madura ; its weitern, Co- 

 i7nh£tore. This was one of the conquelis of Tippoo Sultan, My 

 confcience would never revolt at wrefting thefe ufurpations 

 from a cruel tyrant. It is called the valley of Dindigul, a tradl 

 extremely productive of rice. The town is large, and well for- 

 tified. Its principal llrength confilis in a high and almoft in- 

 acceflible rock, on which is a fortrefs which might be made 

 impregnable, but it was taken by florm in 1783+, and is now 

 garrifoned by the company's troops. The valley of Dindigul is 

 feated amidft lofty mountains. We pofTefs this, and the other 

 cetled countries of Barra-mabal and Selini in full of fove- 

 reignty : the manufactures of thofe countries will produce to 

 the company a complete inveftment of cloth for the European 

 markets ; their produce is eflimated at annually, 



Baramaul -AXidi Selim - 457512 



Dindigul - _ - - 120000 



577512 Pagodas, or 

 j^. 231,004. i6j'. reckoning each pagoda at Sj-]. 



* Archael. x. p. 453. | Fullaiton's Campaigns, p. 113. % Tho. Kingfcote, Efq. 



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