258 Essay on the Ancient Geography of India. [No. 3. 



This town is called Cambele by El Edrissi, and Camhal by Haji 

 Califah, from Camald. The river retained that name, even to the 

 time of the Portuguese, who call it Camelo in their maps. The town 

 was 1500 paces from the sea, and existed before the time of Alexander. 

 These rocks are called Hinldh in some late surveys for Hinlaj ; but 

 had it not been for this curious legend about them, the pilgrims would 

 not probably have taken the least notice of them. 



They arrive afterwards on the banks of the river Haur, much 

 fatigued, and after having eaten and drank in the evening, they sleep 

 the whole night, and the next day they perform their ablutions, for the 

 first time since they left Nagar-Tatha, or Tetha. The sea is not to be 

 seen from that place, and they could give me no information about its 

 distance, which I suppose to be about four or five miles. The bed of 

 the river is about 500 feet broad, the stream, in the dry weather about 

 1 00 ; and in the deepest part about three, or three feet and a half. 

 Its water is limpid, and very good ; it runs with great velocity, and for 

 this reason the tide does not come up to this place. About a mile 

 from this river, is another small one, called the Singula- Gangd, which 

 comes from the north, and falls into the Ghaur river ; and its source 

 is within the ravines of Hingldj. The pilgrims then travel N. W. for 

 about two miles through a broken ground, with small hillocks, and a 

 few low trees, and shrubs, to the foot of the hills of Hinlaj. This is 

 properly the table-land of the country ; for the real range of hills is 

 several cos further to the west. This table-land consists of white 

 chalk ; for which reason, they are called Dhavald-giri, or Dhauld-giri, 

 This table-land is not above 70 or 80 feet high ; but is intersected by 

 many ravines, and among these ravines, are all the numerous places of 

 worship at Hinglaj. There is a stream at the bottom of almost every 

 one, which uniting, forms a small river called Cdriere, from the number 

 of flower- bushes of that name. There are many of them, in the 

 gardens, in the Gangetic Provinces ; its flower is of a red colour, and 

 its Sanscrit name is Carn'acdra. The Cdn'ere runs toward the east, 

 into the Hinguld, and through its bed, is the entrance into the holy 

 recesses of Hingldj. From the Ghaur, they reckon six cos, or twelve 

 miles, to the westernmost parts of these recesses ; but, on account of 

 the numerous windings, I suppose the horizontal distance, to be about 

 six or seven miles only. There are no statues, nor temples ; but shape- 



