'552 SURVEY OF THE GANGES. 



longing "to Bhadri-Mdt'h, and having a temple sacred to J^ardyen-Hs 

 built after the model of all the Hindu places of worship in this part of the 

 x&'untry, in the shape of a cone, with a square shelving roof. • H' ,. i 



Our route was circuitous, round several points of the mountains. 



12th. Very heavy rain during the night. Therm. 72^ in the morning. 

 Marched to Ghiring, a village situated three hundred paces from the' 

 Pindar nver. Lat. N. so"" 6 13". 



This was formerly a place of some note ; but it is now completely in 

 ruins, and without inhabitants. Half of it belongs to the Gerwd I and half 

 to the Camddn distri6l. We nov/ consider ourselves beyond the reach of 

 the Snnagar -chieh; as the mountain^ on which we were encamped, 

 forms the boundary of their jurisdiaiorii in this quarter. 



Near to this place, we passed a large village, called Chaparang where 

 there is a JhiUa over the river, 



iigth. Therm. 66^ Heavy rain in the night, but the morning proved 

 syfficiently clear to enable us to see two snowy peaks; the highest of 

 which bore N. 32^ E. and its angle of elevation 8°. 30'. Another, to the 

 west of it, bore N. 22" 49' E. with an angle of 7°. ?'. They appeared to 

 be about ten miles from us in horizontal distance. 



- Marched to Baidya-ndt'h, a village which derives its appellation from 

 a large temple, erected here, in honour of the deity of that name. This 

 building has the appearance of great antiquity ; but is now in a very 

 ruinous condition, and no longer appropriated to sacred worship ; being 

 converted into a house for cattle. The images which it formerly con- 

 tained are lodged in a smaller edifice, apparently as ancient, and hmlt 



