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had here a seclusion more complete than among the 

 basalt cliffs of the Sayadri mountains ; and Jain ism 

 found for itself a quiet backwater from the great 

 current of Indian life in which it could prolong its 

 existence despite the destroying pretensions of Brah- 

 manism and the obligation of Muhammadanism to 

 exterminate the infidel. 



There are many other objects of interest in and 

 around Jiinaghar exclusive of the holy mountain 

 Girnar, Avhich demands a paper for itself ; but these 

 have been sufficiently described by previous travel- 

 lers, and I must proceed to give a more general idea 

 of Kathiawar. On leaving Jiinaghar, I stopped for 

 the night at the village of Chaoki, and passed, on the 

 way, a herd of semi-wild cattle, which are sometimes 

 taken and broken in for draught, and sometimes 

 hunted by the Muhammadans. Close to this place I 

 observed a small erect stone with characters on it 

 resembling those of the great Girnar Ashoka inscrip- 

 tion, and afterwards asked the Jiinaghar officials to 

 have it copied ; but, so far as I am aware, this has 

 not been done, and I regret exceedingly not having 

 myself delayed to make a copy of it. Xext forenoon 

 I left the state of Jiinaghar and entered into that of 

 the Kathi chiefs of Jaitpore. Though my stay here 

 was very brief, this was not the least interesting part 

 of my journey ; and when a traveller has got among 

 the Kathis he has got quite as close as he is ever 

 likely to get into the heart of Kathiawar. But I 



