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worship in the neigk-bourhood. The Pach-Tirtlia is a eolIe61ive name, 

 given to five" pools or basons of water, situated between two hills to the 

 west of the town. The names of these are Amni-Cund, Tapta-Cilnd, 

 Rdma-Cund, Sitd-Cilnd, and Surya-C'tind. They ail proceed from the 

 ■" same source, and appear to be beds formed m the rock, hy a water 

 course, which may be traced' to the summit of the hilL The Erdhmens 

 wished to persuade us, that these reservoirs were supplied by sprints s, 

 issuing from the side of the rock ; but there was na appearance to justify 

 the assertion. The water is strongly impregnated with minerals, diffusing 

 an offensive smell ; and it was moreover extremely foul, by the agltatioii 

 caused by the bathe rs„ 



Tfie next place deservingnotice is Bhima Ghdrd, situated to the N. W. 

 of the town;^^ and tlie road to it lies over the raountaia contiguous to Har-^ 

 ca-Pain. It is in a small recess of the mountain, which is a perpendi- 

 cular solid rock, about three hundred and fifty feet in .height. It is said, that 

 Bhima was posted here, to prevent the river from taking a dififerent course; 

 and immediately above the bath, about twelve feet from^ the ground, is,aiik 

 artificial excavation in the rock, which they 'pretend was occasion«d by a 

 kick fro-m the horse on which Bhima wa-s mounted. The cave, is about'. 

 live feet square, and -irihabited^ 'during the filir, hy a. Fakir. Ladders, are- 

 planted, for the conv-enience'of the curious, who may be desirous of con- 

 vincing themselves of the powers which this horse was reported to pos- 

 sess. The Cdnd\ or pool- is larger than those abovementioned:.; and, being 

 in one of the small channels of the river, receives a constant though- 

 scanty supply^ It is a commodious place for bathing, but not considered 

 pecuharly holy by orthodox Hindus. Opposite to^ Hur-ca'Painis a high- 

 hill, called Chan'dicd G'hdt't'a, on the top of which is a small temple. 



