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Translation. 
God has said, He is proprietor of all mosques, so do not mention any 
name with God’s name. And the prophet has said, whoever builds a mosque 
for God, God will build for him similarly a palace in paradise. This 
mosque was built by the righteous and great King, who is Sun of this 
world and the next, Abu-l-muzaffar Yusuf Shah, son of Barbak Shah, son 
of Mahmud Shall (May God preserve his throne, and may his generosity 
reach the whole world). Hate 884 A.H. 
(The inscription is referred to at page 76 of Cunningham’s Archaeological 
Report, Yol. XV., and a plate of it is given. But I am not aware if a reading 
and translation have been published). 
The Kumbhir Pir, or Alligator Saint. 
North-east of the Qadam Rasul, there is a large masonry tomb, and 
near it there are other tombs. Some of these have so decayed that the 
bones of the dead may be seen inside of them. Here there is a large 
tank, the water of which is very clear, and which is inhabited by 
alligators. 1 From of old some people of the neighbourhood have 
believed that these alligators are the equipage of the saint, and some 
even hold that a large alligator there is the Pir Sahib himself. When 
a goat or a cock is presented as an offering, the Khcidim rolls up the 
bones and skin into a mess, which they call a pinda, and flings it into the 
tank, at the same time crying out ‘ Babu Shah Khizr, take the pinda.’ 
Thereupon a large alligator comes up from under the water to the bank, 
takes the mess and goes back again. Sometimes, though often called, 
he does not come, or if he conies, does not take the pinda, even though 
intreated, and then the donor suspects that it is from some fault of his 
that the offering is not received. *#^*****#J asked 
the Khadim, what was the name of the Pir, and he said ‘ Babu Shah 
Khizr (Elias)’. 
The Tantipara Mosque. The author gives the dimensions of this 
mosque, &c., and says that the people of Gaur state that it was built by one 
‘Umar QazT, and that of two graves there, one is his, and the other his 
brother Zu-l-Qaran’s. Then after noticing the Chamkati Mosque, he notices 
a place which is called the residence of Hhanpat Saudagar, or Cand 
Saudagar. The LattonkI Masjid is also noticed, and the tradition mentioned 
that it was built by a dancing Girl. 
1 See Ravenshaw, p. 13. 
