66 SPORTING IN BOTH HEMISPHERES. 



prospect from the top is very fine, embracing a landscape of 

 great extent and variety, and at its foot lies the city, with 

 its mosques, spacious edifices, numerous gardens, fountains, 

 tanks, &c. 



On one side of the mausoleum, and between the gardens 

 and the building, is a handsome edifice, containing one room. 

 The floor is composed of black and white marble, in alternate 

 streaks. The entrance to it is by a Gothic arch, very pret- 

 tily carved. The whole stands upon a raised terrace. The 

 name of the room was said to be Jummal Caun, a retiring- 

 place for the priests to assemble before proceeding to their 

 daily orisons at the tomb of Habea. 



Another building, much smaller, but equally beautiful, was 

 situated amidst a grove of lime trees, that filled the air with 

 their fragrance. This was said to be a favourite retreat of 

 Aurunzebe, who was accustomed often to retire here, in 

 company with Rabea and a learned mollah, particularly pre- 

 vious to his setting out on one of his great hunting parties, 

 he having at that time about thirty miles of the country 

 around Aurungabad enclosed entirely for the preservation of 

 wild animals and game of all kinds. 



Next in beauty, and as an interesting souvenir of Maho- 

 metan architecture, was " Shah Musafir's" tank. This 

 reservoir, which is very large, is surrounded by a handsome 

 wall, built on pointed arches. This wall was then completely 

 covered with plants and creepers, and four fountains shed 

 their refreshing spray around, and heightened the perpetual 

 verdure. Rich and beautiful gardens, full of the finest 

 trees indigenous to the East, and amongst which the cypress 

 added greatly both to coolness and shade pretty kiosks, 

 glittering with gilded ornaments, and the cool waters of the 

 lake, all contributed to render this place a favourite resort 

 of the Mahometan population, and an agreeable promenade 

 to Europeans visiting the city. I well remember with what 



