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head-quarters of the Buddhist faith. From Vishnupada, Dharmáranya, including Måtanga-vApi, now called Maltangi, is six miles, Brahmasara one mile south-west, Godalola one mile south near Maraypur, and Uttara-Manasa one mile north. Dakshina-Mânasa is near Devaghất (Mbh., Vana, ch. 84; Agni P., ch. 115). The temple of Jagannatha at Umanganagar (Umgâ), and those of Sûryya at Deo (Deota Sûryya) and Kach near Tikari in the district of Gayâ are old, containing inscriptions (JA8B., 1847, pp. 656,
1220). For further particulars, see Gaya in Pt. II. Gayanabhi.-Jajpur in Orissa. Gayasura, a demon overthrown by Vishņu, was of such a
bulky stature that when stretched on the ground his head rested at Gaya, his navel at Jajpur and his feet at a place called Pithapur, forty miles from Rajmahendri. A well or
natural fountain at Jâjpur is pointed out as the centre of the navel (Stirling's Orissa). Gayapada.-Pithậpur, forty miles from Râjmahendri where Gayâsura's feet rested when
he was overthrown by Vishņu. Gayasirsha.-1. Gaya. 2. The mount Gayâsîrsha, called Gayagisa in the Buddhist
annals, is according to General Cunningham the Brahmayoni hill in Gayâ, where Buddha preached his burning " sermon called the Aditya paryyâya-Sätra (Mahavagga. I, 21). Gayâsîrsha is properly a low spur of the Brahmayoni hill, about a mile in area, forming the site of the old town of Gaya (R. L. Mitra's Buddha Gayd ; and Mahavagga. Pt. 1, ch. 22). It is mentioned as a place of pilgrimage in the
Agni Purana (ch. 219, v. 64) along with other places of pilgrimage at Gaya. Gay&sisa. --See Gayagirsha. Gebamura.-Gahmar (E. I. Railway) in the district of Ghazipur. It was the abode of Mura, a daitya, who was killed by Krishņa (Führer's MAI., and Arch. 8. Rep., Vol.
XXII, p. 88). The scene of the battle is placed at Sveta-dvipa (Vâmana P., cha. 60, 61). Gharapuri-The island of Elephanta, six miles from Bombay; it is also called Puri
(Fergusson's Cave Temples of India, p. 465). It was a celebrated place of pilgrimage
from the third to the tenth century A. D. Gharghara-The river Ghagra or Gogra, which rises in Kumoan and joins the
the Saraju (Padma P., Bhûmi kh., ch. 24; Asia. Res., XIV, 411). Giri.--- 1. A river which rises in the Chur mountains of the Himalayas and falls into
the Jamuna at Rajghat (JASB., Vol. XI, 1842, p. 364). It is mentioned in the Purêqas, and Kalidasa's Vikramorvasi, Act, IV. 2. The river Landai on which Pushkalâvatá-(q. v.)
is situated (Ava. Kalp., ch. 32). Girlkarnika-The river Sabarmati in Gujarat (Padma P., Uttara, ch. 52). Girinagara-Girnar, one of the hills known by the name of Junagar at a small
distance from the town of Junagar, sacred to the Jainas as containing the temples of Nemináth and Paragvanáth (Tawney: Prabandhachintamani, p. 201). The name of Girinagara is mentioned in the Brihat Samhita (XIV, 11), and in the Rudradâmana inscription of Girnar (Ind. Ant. VII., (1878), p. 257); for a description of the hill and the temples, 300 JASB., (1838) pp. 334, 879-882. It was the hermitage of Rishi Dattatreya. In one of the edicts of Asoka inscribed on the rocks of Junagar are found the names of five Greek (Yona or Yayana) kings: "Antiyoko" or Antiochus (Theos of Syria), & Tursmaya" or Ptolemy (Philadelphus of Egypt), "Antikini" or Antigonus (Gonatus of Macedon), "Maka" or Magas (of Oyrene), and "Alikasudara" or Alexander (II of Epirus). Girnar is situated in Bastrâpatha-kshetra. The Prabhasa Khanda (Bestra. patha-mahatmya, chs. I, XI) of the Skanda Purd na gives an account of its sanctity.
