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The Popular Edition.Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India

1829

498 RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS OF MENVAR CHAPTER XTX.—Influence of the Hierarchy in Rajpootana.—Emulation of its Princes in grants to the Priesthood.—Analogy between the customs of the rindus in this respect and those of the ancient people.—Superstition of the lower orders.—Secret influence of the Brahmins on the higher classes— their frauds.—Ecclesiastical dues from the [...] —Jealousies of the Allies.—The Cutehwahas alienated by a scurrilous stansa.-:-Battle of Patun.—Effects of the Jeipooreans' treachery in the defeat of the Rahtores.—Stanza of the Catchwaha bard.—Suggestion of Beejy Sing—his chiefs reject it and the Prince prepares for war.—Treason of the Rahtore chief of Kishongurh.—The Mahrattas invade Marwar.— Resolution of the chiefs of Ahwa and Asone to conqu [...] —The Babes or Infanta of Mewar.—Rasmi.—Reception by the Peasintry of Mewar.—The Suhailea and Kullus.—Trout of the Bunas River.—Mairta.— Visit to the source of the Bairis.—The Oodii Sagur Lake.—Eziter the valley— Appearance of the capitaL—Site of the ancient Ahar.—Cenotaphs of the Rama's ancestry.—Traditions regarding Ahar.—Destroyed by volcanic irruption.—Remains of antiquity.—Oilman's Caravanser [...] Previous to the erection of the minor Mahomedan monarchies Mandoo and Ahmedabad (the capitals of Malwa and Guserat) on the ruins of Dhar and Anhulwarra Puttun the term Rajasthan would have been appropriated to the space comprehended in the map prefixed to this work : the valley of the Indus on the west and Bundelkhundt on the east; to the north the sway tracts (south of the Sutledge) termed Ju [...] The Beris the Bums the Kotaser the Khari the Dye all uniting with the Bunas to the east while to the west the still more numerous streams which fertilise the rich province of Godwar unite to 4 the Salt River ' the Land and mark the true line of the desert.
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Pages
878
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.143745
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xxiv James Tod view
Geography of Rajasthan or Rajpootana
1-20 James Tod view
History of the Rajpoot Tribes
21-137 James Tod view
Sketch of a Feudal System in Rajasthan
138-227 James Tod view
Annals of Mewar
228-535 James Tod view
Religious Establishments Festivals and Customs of Mewar
536-687 James Tod view
Personal Narrative of the Author
688-836 James Tod view
Appendix
837-851 James Tod view

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