Rambles in India

The Chandra Mahal is the centre contaiing the noble Dewan-i-khas and the Dewan-i-Am ; the Observatory is to the east of Chandra Mahal ; and adjoining the Observatory is the Hawa-Mahal a fantastic and elaborate building. [...] The eye wanders over the terraces and cascades and pools and across the blue levels of the lake to where the Takht-i-Suleiman and the Hari Parbat like two grim sentinels keep watch at the gates of the invisible city at their feet and at such a moment and from this agreeable distance the beauty of Srinuggur becomes crystallized intc a positive sensation. [...] many feet within the last 2 000 years probably by the deposit of the silt of the Jhelum river and so the water of the tank now flows over the floor of the temple and the walls of the temple emerge from the water. [...] And in spite of all that time and Moslem bigotry have done the stalwart gateways the massive ruins and the imposing remains of the surrounding colonades of these teinples are among the noblest specimens of the colossal architecture of the Hin. [...] Two miles west of the city are the Cantonments looking towards the Khaibar Pass and the range of mountains which is the natural boundary of India: From the top of the Mogul fort we had a good view of this range and of fort Jamrud where the Khaibar Pass begins.