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chiy they reckon in general 40 cos; but more correctly only 38, or 69 

 miles : a considerable allowance is to be made also here, and I allow 

 64 miles. 



From Rdm-bag, to Hingldj, they reckon in round numbers 80 cos ; but 

 there are only 78, or according to some 79. From Rdm-bag to Soneme- 

 ydni 28 cos, from the western side of the bay of Crdchi, or 29 from 

 the eastern. 



From Sdnemeyani to Hingldj 50 cos ; some reckon 54, which differ- 

 ence is explained in this manner : from Soneraeyani you cross in a boat 

 to the opposite side of the bay, and the distance is three cos, when the 

 wind is favourable : but when it is not, you must take a circuit, 

 through the bay, of seven cos, instead of three, and this accounts for 

 the difference : but 50 cos is the true distance. 



From Sonemeyani to the river Haur or Tomerus they reckon 44 cos, 

 or 81 British miles, and hence to Hingldj 6 cos, or 11 miles. 



From Bhoj they travel westward ; first to Manciidh three cos ; then 

 for seven cos the road is through thickets of underwood, here and 

 there, and numerous detached hummocks ; the hills are to the right. 

 You then enter a more agreeable and fertile country, and after travel- 

 ling eight cos, you come to Teherd, a considerable town : and after 

 eight cos more, comes the sthdn of Asdpuri-Devi, a famous place of 

 worship, to the westward of which is a pretty large stream, the eastern- 

 most branch of the Indus ; and about three or four cos from the sea, 

 where, at the confluence, is also a place of worship. Near A'sdpuri 

 to the N. E. is a famous pool called Checherd, or Zhejherd, which com- 

 municates under ground with Hinglaj, and other holy places. There 

 is another pool of that name to the west of Dehli, and called Zizerus 

 by the Greeks. In the compound Asdpuri, puri does not signify a town, 

 as I thought at first ; but the whole implies, that this goddess grants 

 to us the completion pura, of our wishes Asa. She is worshipped 

 there under the title of Vichdyam-mdtd-janani-devi, or the fostering 

 goddess our mother, and author of our existence. This place is not 

 the same, with the Asdpuri of the maps, on the sea shore. 



Those who land at Mascd-Murf di, and who do not choose to go 

 to Bhoj, go to Asdpuri on the sea shore : thence to Ndliyd-Co' thori'i, 

 a small town ; thence to Behrd, and to Tehard. In the route of a pil- 

 grim from Bhoj to Tehard, he mentions Mdna-ciidh, Ndliyd-Co' thord, 



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