:Bm 'SURVEY OF THE GANGES. 



cussion of 1805 I and the spot we fixed on, as the most secure, was 

 between it and the mountain, distant from each other about fifty or sixty 

 paces. After remaining for some time in this situation, and finding the 

 shock was not repeated, cur alarms began to subside. 'We had found 



the day extremely hot, but the therm, stood only at, 9^, a few minutes 

 after the shock had taken piaceo 



•S'Sd, Therm. 72. Marched to JVandaprayaga, the confluence of the 

 •Alacanandd with the Kanddcni, a small river, which comes from the 

 ■direction of S. so E. The coarse of the Alacanandd^ as far as visible, 

 is from the north. This is the most northern of the principal Praydgas. 

 ,Four of these holy places of ablution we. have already passe(il ; the fifth 

 lis Allahabad, which is called Mhat-prayqg > -or hj W2^y of distinction, as 

 it is the largest, and considered most holy, it is simply denoted by the 

 name of Praydg, There was formerly a temple, and a small village, 

 rat' this place, but no remains of either are now to be -seeno A few Ba-^ 

 «zafo have fixed their temporary shops here, for the purpose of selling 

 grain, to the passengers ; and to supply the deficiency of a temple, in a 

 place of such sanctity, a few loose atones are piled. up, in the form of a 

 iChabutrai on^'Which some Wndit images are .exposed, for the adoration 

 <of the pilgrims. A Brahmen has stationed himself here, to receive the 

 offerings at this season; but, as the temple, with its contents, are 

 scarcely worth preservation, it may be presumed, that he officiates only 

 ■ during the time that the grand ..crowd is passingo 



The greatest part of the .-road lay through a ^succession of ■small 

 vallies, near the course of the Alacanandd, whose bed, in one place, was 

 xonsiderably expanded, and jQompr^hended se-¥erai smaii islands, covered 



