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250 stores (gabadd geval). 

 400 treasuries {aramudal). 



A palace for the three seasons* (tun-pahaya) : each of the resi- 

 dences stood at one angle of an equilateral triangle, the 

 centre being occupied by the seat Pandupul-asna, the seat 

 of Sakraya. 



25 palaces for the harem (pallewahala geval). 



18 kitchens (ulupen geval), buildings in which ulupen is pre- 

 pared. 



29 kitchens (muru-ten geval), buildings in which boiled rice is 

 cooked. Literally, tenna, place where the food of muru, god 

 (meaning king), was made ready. 



18 private chambers (rakas geval). 



65 large stores (mahd-gabadd geval). 



9 houses for the hunam bearers (hunam geval) . 



3 aviaries (hurulan madu). 



4 stables for horses (as-pdnti). 



4 stables for elephants (et-pdnti). 



3 stables for hunting buffaloesf (dada-mi-pdnti). 

 2 kennels (huhan madu). 



500 officers' quarters or barracks (mahdbale emetiyan geval). 

 500 residences for dancing women (nalu ndtaka strin wasana geval), 

 500 outhouses of the court (mahd wahala etui geval). 

 1,000 gates with bolts (agul dora). 



4 parapet walls (pahuru). 



Some distance therefrom a rampart (dddra bemma) for the 



protection of the city. 

 A tank for the use of the city. 

 On four directions, four streets. 



* Ginihana, hot season ; wasana, rainy season ; Jiemanta, misty season. 



f These animals are trained to sport, and commonly used in the manner 

 of decoys. They go in advance of the huntsmen, and when game is 

 scented or seen, begin to brouse or graze, as if unconcernedly — a sign 

 that is understood by the sportsmen to hasten to the spot and take up a 

 position behind the decoys commanding a view of the prey. Big game, 

 such as elk and deer, is stalked and shot at. The Graphic of March 16, 

 1895, gives an illustration of a "sporting buffalo," with its owner (a 

 Behar indigo planter) taking cover behind it and shooting over its back 

 at wild-fowl on the banks of a lake. The letterpress, after referring to 

 the savage habits of the animal and its being trained to the plough, pro- 

 ceeds to state : " Of course he had to do his daily task on the cultivation, 

 but showing himself still uncertain with the native ploughmen, the 

 planter devised the plan of utilizing him as an ambush for wild duck 

 shooting, these birds being quite accustomed to the herds of village buffalo 

 which graze along the margin of the jhils and lagoons. After some 

 practice this bull became very steady under fire, and enabled his master 

 to make some big bags." 



