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The legend of the Hari hara fane is attached ; going up to 

 the Kreta yuga, or earliest age. Its veracity and importance, 

 are about equal. It may however be noted that the image is 

 said to be very splendid, and on one side to present the form 

 of Vishnu, and the other that of Siva. Hence it may be infer- 

 red that the shrine is one of some antiquity. There are eleven 

 sacred pools, the names of which are specified ; with an indica- 

 tion of the benefits derivable from bathing in them. 



Section 7. Account of Chica nayakacota, in Mysore. 



A Fragment of four pages in the Telugu language. The 

 said Chica nayak emigrated from the Guntoor district ; and, by 

 the favor of Bdhgavati, established himself in power at 

 Chitra dtirga (Chittle droog,) where he built a small fort, and 

 thence subjugated the surrounding country. He ruled 12 

 years. His son Baramapa nayak governed 24 Years. The 

 son of the latter was Hari metlnvira nayak, who went again-: t 

 Sante Benur ; but was repulsed by the chiefs' of that neigh- 

 bourhood. Returning to his own fort, he had some guns, and 

 other matters very carefully prepared, and going again to the 

 assault, captured the place ; but the dispute was settled by the 

 chief giving his daughter in marriage to the assailant ; who 

 next proceeded to attack Baya durga (Roydroog), Murari 

 nayak, with some troops, made him raise the seige. After 

 six months he came back, and massacred several persons, 

 which raised the population against him ; and these beat him, 

 and drove him away. His son was Casturi nayak, of whom 

 it is only recorded that he massacred all the women in the 

 interior of the palace. The times of Hyder Ali succeeded . 

 and the fragment breaks off ; a leaf or two appearing to have 

 been torn out of the book. 



General Remark. — The contents of this book are of but 

 very moderate, and local, consequence. However, exclusive 

 of further elucidating the childishness of superstition, they 



