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THE ORIENTAL ANNUAL. 
have testified their gratitude for the miraculous fa- 
vour of the saint, by erecting, one a mosque, another 
a serai , a third a ghdt^ a fourth a gateway, a fifth a 
cemetery ; some have built tombs in honour of the 
most renowned of Raiman Shah Boola s followers, 
and others have testified the same respect for subse- 
quent saints or heroes. The scene is one peculiarly 
adapted to the gay and picturesque processions which 
so frequently take place there, and is the spot selected 
for the imposing ceremonies of the Molmrrum fes- 
tival. 
There are several public buildings worthy of notice 
in and around Elichpoor, beside those here exhibited. 
The most interesting are the Houz Kutora, the 
Eedghur, and the tomb of Moni Joni. The Houz 
Kutora is upon the westward side of the city, sur- 
rounded by a magnificent grove of mango trees. It 
is erected in the centre of a circular reservoir of 
water, and consists of three octagonal stories, each 
surrounded by an arched viranda. It is still an im- 
posing building, though clipped of its fair proportions 
by the ruthless hand of Ishmael Kahn Punni, the 
grandfather of the present Nawab, who appropriated 
the materials for building part of the city wall. 
Above its present roof there were formerly two other 
stories, in the same style of architecture, surmounted 
with a beautiful dome of white marble. It is said to 
have been erected by Moni Joni, a nauchni, or 
dancing-girl, of unrivalled beauty and fascination, 
