22S Notes on Pilgrimages in the Country of Cashmere. [No. 4, 



the source of the river Jhelum. Again the pilgrim, departing from 

 Srinuggur, proceeds up the river over nearly the same ground as the 

 foregoing, and passes the following places of holy ablution : — 



1. Sooneyar. The place of the moon. 



2. Gunputyar. The place of Ganesh. 



3. Mullyar. Sacred to Brahma ; Mull being a name of Brahma. 



4. Shriya. " The whole." See No. 1 of the pilgrimage to Amer- 

 nauth. 



5. Bejbeharie (or Bej-leshur) " giver of aid," built by Hurrichundra 

 Raja, has already been described. In the details of this pilgrimage 

 an absurd story is narrated of Mahacleo in reference to a certain de- 

 votee's wife (the lady's name is discreetly suppressed), in whose house 

 the hundred Lingums or phallic columns of Bejbiharie are stated to 

 have been constructed. 



6. Wdupoosh, a part of old Bejbeharie. 



7. Hur Ncig, — Sacred to Mahadeo ; Hur being a name of that 

 deity. 



8. Vimdg. Sacred to Mahadeo, giver of orders. This beautiful 

 fountain, the reservoir of the spring head of the Jhelum, has been 

 often described, and is too well known to need notice here. The cir- 

 cumjacent buildings are Mahomedan, but from the Hindoo legends 

 attached to the locality, they are held sacred by men of both creeds. 

 The same remark applies to Anant Nag (Islamabad), Bala Pam 

 Rishi, Keer Bownie, and numerous other localities in Cashmere. 



(9.) Pi tvsta Khoondj — the actual spring head or fountain of the 

 river Jhelum. The name Vetusta signifies a " span," the imaginary 

 width of the stream at its source. 



(10.) Return via Baramoola to Kootee Teerut the 10th, and last 

 step of this pilgrimage, (signifying a crore or the junction of a million 

 teeruts), bathe, and the pilgrimage is complete. 



No. 5. 



The pilgrimage of Suhoojun Teerut or the burning ground. 



1. Mahadamuttie. 



2. Luhoojun (spontaneous fire from the earth), of which the fol- 

 lowing is the fable. — The gods being here assembled for prayer to 

 Mahadeo, were interrupted by the demons (Rakhshusas), whereupon 

 Mahadeo raised fire from the earth in order to destroy them. To the 



