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education, Ragojee observing their different pursuits, promised 
when he attained the government, and followed the profession of 
arms, Govindsett should be his duan, or prime minister: the latter 
shrewdly replied, that, according to the usual custom of princes, 
Govindsett would be forgotten when Ragojee became surrounded 
b} r the insignia of royalty; but no sooner was the days of mourn- 
ing for his father accomplished, than the young sovereign promoted 
his favourite to the highest honours, and gave him the management 
of his treasury. 
After an early dinner, we pursued our journey towards that 
part of the coast from whence we were to embark for Bombay. In 
the course of conversation during Ragojee’s visit, he politely ob- 
served, that as our servants and cattle might be fatigued by the 
distance and heat of the weather, he hoped we would accept of 
his own palanquins, horses, and camels, to the water-side; and an 
armed vessel to convey us to Bombay: we declined all except the 
latter; and accompanied only by Govindsett and his suite, we 
proceeded, at his particular desire, to a dewal, or temple, which 
he had lately erected, in a better style of architecture than any I 
had then seen in India. It consisted of two separate temples: the 
outer one a square, well proportioned, covered by a large dome, 
and adorned at each corner by an elegant turret: the roof of the 
further temple was embellished by a lofty spire, composed of 
cupolas, gradually diminishing to the summit, with appropriate 
ornaments to produce a general effect. The outer temple was 
dedicated to public worship, the inner exclusively to the brahmins, 
who washed and dressed the idols, richly adorned with jewels, and 
ornamented with flowers; amongst them the nymphea lotos was 
