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to Badarianath. The town contains one bazar, running north and south. In 

 1821, the number of houses was 56'^., distributed as follows : 



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. 96 Mohammedans,..., 28 



Hindus, 433 



Brahmins, 129 



Merchants and Gold ) 



Smiths, } 



Dancing Girls, 30 



Gosaens, 73 



Petty Traders and not ) 



•^ [ 122 



eiiOTiXcd in trade, ... 3 



The number cf Hindu temples is very great : nearly forty receive 

 allowances from the government, but none of these buildings are deserving 

 of description. The palace of the Raja must once have been a handsome 

 structure, and, considering the poverty of the country and difficulties of 

 building here, is certainly deserving of admiration. It consisted of an exten- 

 sive quadrangle, having three grand fronts, each four stories high, with pro- 

 jecting porticoes, the whole of the lower part being profusely ornamented with 

 sculpture neatly executed. The materials consist of large wrought blocks of a 

 close grained black stone, laid in mortar. The greater portion of this building 

 has been thrown down by earthquakes, and the three porticoes abovemen- 

 tioned, are now alone standing. The native establishments for the revenue 

 and police of the western half of the Gerhwal districts are stationed in 

 Srinagar, and there are two JJmlas and a canoe for crossing the AlaJcananda 

 establishedj and in the immediate vicinity of the town. 



Champawat^ in long. 79° 28', lat. 29*^ 19', and elevated five thousand 

 four hundred and seventy feet above the sea, is situated in the district of Ka- 

 likamaony near the extremity of the province : it was origiHally a village, 



