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The value of the above inscriptions is chiefly an ethnogra- 

 phical one, they having preserved to us some tribal names, con- 

 cerning which there has been very scanty evidence to this day. 

 Out of the ten inscriptions, six refer to the Dharkata jati and 

 its goiras the Pocasa (inscr. 7, 8, 9), the Vacchasa (inscr. 4, [3]), 

 and the Dasara (.nscr. 5) ; two to the Ohanghala jati (inscr. 

 2, 6), one to the Bhici jati (inscr. 1), and one to the Pratihara 

 tribe of Rajputs (inscr. 10). Jamaica (for Yamaha) in the 2nd 

 and 6th inscriptions, is apparently the name of the cemetery 

 on the brim of the Dugelava, where the deceased were burned 

 and where the funeral stones are now extant. The two last- 

 mentioned inscriptions are engraved on govardhanas , whereas 

 all the others are on ordinary stone tablets. Each inscription 

 is surmounted by the figure of the deceased, sitting at the left, 

 with his satt standing at the right, and a linga between the 



two. In the sculpture over the inscription No. 1 , the satis are 

 two. 



6. Pabu, a Rathora hero. 



One of the most popular heroes of Marwar, who has been 

 elevated to the rank of a semi-god, is Pabu Rathora. From 

 the current tradition it appears that he was the son of Dha- 

 dhala, and grandson of rava Asathana, the son of rava Siho. 

 He lived at Kolu, a village some 18 miles south of Phalodhi, 

 though apparently he was not the ruler of the place, and was 

 associated with a band of Thorls, a wild tribe of pillagers of 

 the desert who accompanied him in all his daring enterprises. 

 Ine legend says he was killed in the noble attempt of rescuing 

 cows, which had been robbed by a Khlcl chief to some Caranas 

 in the neighbourhood. Therefore, he is worshipped as a pro- 

 tector of the cattle, and has little shrines devoted to him 

 throughout the country , he being most commonly represented 

 on horseback and the seven Thoris on foot arranged in a line 

 behind ham, all in the attitude of shooting an arrow from their 

 bows To this day, Thorls are found wandering about village 

 to village and singing on the sarangi the exploits of Pabu, 



