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KUNKHUL. 
About two miles below Hurdwar, upon the same side 
of the Ganges, is the town of Kunkhul, deriving no 
little sanctity from its proximity to that most sacred 
of places. The more wealthy and the higher castes 
of the Hindoos who visit Hurdwar usually encamp 
at Kunkhul, to avoid the tumult and other innumerable 
annoyances inseparable from the concourse of Hindoos. 
Here too they can enjoy open space, and, with a 
little interest, gain admission to some beautiful gardens 
belonging to the temples. The town consists princi- 
pally of one broad handsome street, formed by a 
succession of showy fronts and highly decorated 
gateways, which, like those at Hurdwar, appear to be 
built more for the purpose of shutting out the mean 
and dirty hovels of the owners, than for the purposes 
of habitation. On either side of the street is a high 
terrace, for the erection of stalls at the festival ; these, 
together with balconies and arcaded galleries, project- 
ing from all parts of the buildings, afford excellent 
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