MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 
The fort, considering that it is built entirely of mud, is very large, CHAPTER 
and very strong. All within, as usual, is a sad heap of rubbish and 
confusion. The Assur Khana of Abbass Khuli Khan is however a 18, 
handsome building. In this kind of temple the Mussulmans of the 
Decan, infected by the superstition of their neighbours, worship 
Allah under the form of a human hand, painted on a board between 
two figures that represent the sun and moon. 
One side of the fort is surrounded by gardens ; and the other 
three sides by the town of Bala-pura , which contains 2000 houses, 
and is fortified with a mud wall and hedge. In this town was born 
Meer Saduc, the detestable minister of the late Sultan. He adorned 
his native place by a garden, which, together with that of Abbass 
Khuli Khan , is kept up by the Raja . 
19th and 20 th July . — I remained at Doda Bala-pura, making some July 19,20. 
inquiries. 
The Gollaru, or, as they are called in their own language, the Customs of 
Gollawanlu, are a tribe of Te ling ana descent, and must be distin- t ^ eGollaiil ' 
guished from the Cadu, or Carridy Goalaru, who keep cattle ; with 
whom they neither eat in common, nor intermarry. They are one 
of the tribes of Sudra, whose duty it is to cultivate the ground, and 
to act as the village militia. This cast has, besides, a particular 
duty, the transporting of money, both belonging to the public and 
to individuals. It is said, that they may be safely intrusted with 
any sum ; for, each man carrying a certain value, they travel in 
bodies numerous in proportion to the sum put under their charge ; 
and they consider themselves bound in honour to die in defence of 
their trust; of course, they defend themselves vigorously, and are 
all armed ; so that robbers never venture to attack them. They 
have hereditary chiefs called Gotugaru , who with the usual council 
settle all disputes, and punish all transgressions against the rules of 
cast. The most flagrant is the embezzlement of money intrusted to 
their care. On this crime being proved against any of the cast, 
the Gotugaru applies to the Amildar, or civil magistrate, and, having 
