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it is often represented by three perpendicular cuts, parallel to each other ; 
and this in Greek is called Tri-glypton. Arécan. is part of an extensive 
district called Tri-pura or Trai-pura in the Purdtas, or the three towns 
and townships, first, inhabited by three Daztyas, the maternal uncles of 
Ravana. These three districts were Canuilla,. Chaifala and Barmdénaca, 
or Rasang;. to be pronounced Ra-shiimh or nearly so; it is now Ardcan. 
Mana-prva destroyed these three: giants, and fixed his Tiyi-sal in Camilla, 
which alone retains. the name-of Tri-pura, the two other districts having 
been wrested from the head Rdyjd.. The kings of Ardacan and of Camilla, 
were constantly striving for the mastery, and the former even conquered 
the ‘oreatest ‘part ‘of Bengal, hence, to: this ‘day,ythey assume ihe title of 
lords of the twelve: Bhiiniyds, Bhattis, or principalities of Bengal. At such 
times Arécan was the metropolis‘of the Ty-ai-puras, and of courseit became 
the seat or. place of the Pyz-linga, orthree fold energy of Maua-prva, the 
emblems. of which are the Pri-s tl, and ‘the three perpendicular euts. 
Provemy says, that in the country of Tri-linga, there were white ravens, 
white parrots: and:bearded cocks. 
Tur white parrotis the Cacdaiwa; white vavens are to be seen oecasi- 
onally in India, as well.as in-Murope, and-their appearance is considered 
in this country as most inauspicious. Seme say,.that this: white colour 
might have been artificial, and the! result’ of @ certain: liquid preparation, 
which-after the removal of the old feathers is poured upon the new ones. 
The colour ‘will last of course, as long-as these feathers do; but will disap- 
pear with them, at the next moulting season. ( Muselmans in this country 
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very often dye their beards likewise.) The bearded cocks have, as it 
