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Andhola-The river Andha, the Andomatis of Arrian, same as Chandan. Ankola-A place of pilgrimage in the Baroach district, Bombay Presidency (Matsya P.,
ch. 190). Anuradhapur-Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Ceylon. Aornos-Varunapura (Ramdyana, Uttara, ch. 23) in Baktriana (MoCrindle's Invasion of
India by Alerander the Great, p. 39). Arabis-1. Bandyu, but the identification is doubtful, 2. Araba. Arabatt-Orobatis of Alexander's historians, on the left bank of the Landai near Naoshera, • west of Peukelaotis. Arakan-Karkotakanagara. Ardura-Sobhavatinagara, in the Nepalese Terai, the birth-place of Buddha Kanakamuni. Aravali-1. Arbuda-parvata. 2. Adarsávali, in Rajputana, its branches terminate at
the north of Delhi. The Aravali range was included in Paripatra or Parijátra. Arcot Shadaranya. Argesan—The river-1. Mahatnú. 2. Mehatnu of the Rig Veda in Afghanistan, which joins
the Gomati or Gomal river. Armenia-Ramaniyaka-dvipa of the Moh., (Ådi, ch. 26); see my Rasåtala in the 1.1.0.,
vols. I & II) Arrah-Aramanagara, in the district of Shahabad in Bihar. Arun-One of the seven Kosis; it still retains its old name. Asergar-1. Aser. 2. Asvathama-giri, 11 miles north of Burhanpur in the Central
Provinces, mentioned in the Prithviraj Raso. Ashtabakra Nadt -The river Samanga, a small river which flows by the side of Raila,
ten miles from Hardwar. Assam-Kamarupa ; its capital was Pragjyotishapura. Assia-Range-Chatush-pitha Parvata, in the district of Katak in Orissa. Udayagiri is a
spur of this range, five miles from Bhuvanesvara, containing many Buddhist sculptures of a very ancient date. The Khanda-giri is a part of this range, it is four miles northwest of Bhuvanesvara. The Udayagiri contains a noor or palace of Raja LalAtendu
Kesari, inhabited by his Ráni. Assyria-Salmala-dvipa or Chaldia. Atral-The river Atreyi, in the district of Dinajpur in Bengal. Atrek-1. The river Hiranya of the Mahabharata. 2. The Hataka of the Pur&nas. 3. , The Sarnium of the classical Greeks, in Sakadvîpa or Scythia (Turkestan); it falls into
the Caspian Sea ; it divided Hyrcania, the country of the Daityas and Dänavas from the
Trans-Caspian District, the country of the Suparnas or Garudas. Auml-It has been identified by Cunningham with the river Anoma (Anamala) in the dis
trict of Gorakhpur, which was crossed by Buddha, after he left his father's palace, at place now called Chandaoli on the eastern bank of the river, whence Chhandaka returned with Buddha's horse Kanthaka to Kapilavastu. But Führer identifies the river Anom
with the Kud&w& Nadi in the Basti district in Oudh. Aurangabad-1. Janasthana of the Ramayana. 2. Kharki of tho Muhammadan historians. Aundha-Darukavana, 25 miles north-east of Parbhani in Nizam's territory, containing
one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Aurangabad Hills-Prasavanagiri, situated on the bank of the Godavari, graphically des.
cribed by Bhavabhati in the Uttara-Ramcharita. In one of the peaks of the hills dwelt
Jatayu of the Ramdyana. Avanl-Avântika-kshetra, a sacred place in the Kolar district in Mysore. Ayuk-Nadt-The Apage river, to the west of the Ravi in the Punjab.
