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temples and adjoining groves, to their different deities; espe- 

 cially to Isa the god of nature, and Indra, who presides over 

 the seasons. 



In whose sweet garden tower'd a giant tree ; 

 Rock-rooted, on a mountain-top, it grew, 

 Reared its unrivall'd head on high, 

 And stretch'd a thousand branches o'er the sky, 



Di inking with all its leaves celestial dew. 

 Lo ! where from thence, as from a living well. 

 A thousand torrents flow ! 

 For still in one perpetual shower, 

 Like diamond-drops, ethereal waters fell 

 From every leaf of all its ample bower. 



There Indra sat upon his throne reclin'd, 



Where Devetas adore him; 

 The lute of Nared, warbling on the wind, 

 AH tones of magic harmony combin'd, 

 To please his heav'nly mind, 

 While the dark-eyed Asparas dane'd before him." Kehama. 



The durbar, or governor's mansion at Dhuboy, where I resided, 

 with its courts and garden, occupied seven acres; it was almost 

 surrounded by the lake, except near the principal gate, commu- 

 nicating with the town; a pavement of large flat stones admirably 

 united, formed a dry walk at all seasons, above the steps of the 

 tank, shaded in most parts by lofty trees, and adorned with fra- 

 grant shrubs; through which only a few houses and towers on the 

 walls were visible; so that from the windows of the durbar, overlook- 

 ing the lake, every thing had more the appearance of a rural vil- 

 lage, than a fortified city. Near the Durbar was a small woody 



