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Garhwal - Ancient and Modern

1915

Exhibits the appearance of ravines each high group separated from the other by the deep valleys—The distinctive groups of mountains—The contrast of them with some of the mountains of Europe--Goada Madan exhibits some of the indications of Mount Meru—The Glaciers—The Rivers—The Scriptural origin of the Ganges..-The Table of the principal rivers—The Lakes. [...] In reading the accounts of this country in the sacred books of the Hindus we-do not however find any discussion of the facts as to how the various localities of this country bore upon them the impression of its being the holiest of all other lands in Bhkrata Varsha. [...] The great Vyas Muni arranged and compiled the Puranas and the Mahabharata in a cave called Vyas Gufsi on the banks of the Saraswati the tributary of the Vishnu Gangs near the Manti village in Garhwal. [...] " In a hundred ages of the gods " writes one of the old Sanskrit poets "I could not tell you of the glories of Himachal." According to the Mahabharata Mount Meru stands in the centre of the earth somewhere to the north of the Himalayas ; at the same time Gandha Madan mountain is said to be on the west of the Mount"20 Meru and close to it and Jambudwipa to the south-east of it. [...] some indicate Meru in the North Pole others point it to the north and west of Cashmere." According to the allegorical description given in the Puranas Mount Meru is in the middle of the universe all the planets revolve round it and in shape it is like the cup or seed vessel of a lotus; all the dwipas like petals(islands)spread round it.
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Frontmatter
i-xi Pati Bahadur view
Chapter I Garhwal—its Religious and Hostorical Significance
1-13 unknown view
Chapter II.—Topography
14-33 unknown view
Chapter III. Climate and Scenery
34-50 unknown view
Chapter IV.—Land
51-68 unknown view
Chapter V.—People Caste Religion and Customs
69-125 unknown view
Chapter VI.—Character Food and Dress of the People
i-148 unknown view
Chapter VII—Garhwal a Seat of Pilgrimage
149-170 unknown view
Chapter VIII Rulers of Garhwal
171-209 unknown view
Part III.—Chapter IX.—The Epoch of the British Reign
210-241 unknown view

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