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AsorMag-1. Airyanam-vejo of the Avesta. 2. Perhaps Arya of the Rig Veda, (VIII,
61. o). 3. Madra or Uttara-Madra of the Purdnas. 4. Media. 5. Ariana, of the classical writers in Persia. It is supposed to be the ancient home of the Aryans (Arya-raja).
B. BAIA-The river Dvarikesvart, which falls into the Ganges near Bishnupura in Bengal. Babylon-1. Båveru of the Buddhist Jatakas. 2. B&mri of the Rig Veda. 3. Bibhavart of the
Bhagavata (III, ch. 17) situated in Patala (see my Rasátala in the I. H.O., Vols. I & II). Badaml-BatApipura, the ancient capital of Maharashtra, situated near the river Mala.
prabha, a branch of the Krishna in the Bijapur district, Bombay Presidenoy. It was
the capital of Pulakesi I in the sixth century A.D. Badanagara-1. Chamatkarapura. 2. Nagara. 3. Anarttapura, in the Ahmedabad district
of Guzerat. Same as Bamagar. Bad - See Baku. Badrinath Badarik Asrama, on the bank of the Bishon-ganga (AlakAnandA) in Garwal.
It was the hermitage of Vy Asa, the author of the Mahabharata. It contains the oele.
brated temple of Nara-Narayana. Bagel-Khand-1. Bahela. 2. Karusha, in Central India Same as Rewa. Bagin-The river-1. BAlubAhini. 2. BAhinj, a tributary of the Yamuna, in Bundelkhand. Bagmath-1. The river Bachmati. 2. The Bhagmati. 3. The Bhagavats of the Buddhists,
in Nepal. Bagpat-Bhagaprastha, thirty miles to the west of Mirat, one of the five villages demanded
by Yudhishthira from Duryodhana. BAgrason-Bhrigu-Asrama in Balia, in the district of that name, United Provinces. Bahraloh-The district of Bahraich in Oudh was the ancient Uttara-Kosala, the capital
of which was Sravasti. Baibhara-Girl-Baihara-giri, one of the five hills of Rajgir in Bihar; Vebh&rs of the Bud.
dhists. Baidyanath-I. 1. Ohitabhumi. 2. Paralipura. 3. Harddapitha. 4. Ketakivana. 8. Hari.
takivana, oontaining the temple of Baidyanatha, one of the twelve great Lingas of Mahd
deva. II. Karttikoyapura, in the district of Kumaun. III. Kiragrima, in the Punjab. Baiks-The river-1. Kritamala. 2. Begavati. 3. Beg. 4. Baihayasi, on which Madura
(Dakshina Mathura) is situated, it rises in the Malaya Mountain. Bainatoys Godavart-The Suparna, an offshoot of the Vasishtha-Godavari, which is the
most southerly branch of the Godavarl. Balppar-Same as By par. Bairat-1. Birata. 2. Upaplavyanagara, 41 miles to the north of Jaipur, the capital of
Matsyad&se. It was the capital of Virata Raja of the Mahabharata. Balte-The river Bedaérutt in Oudh. BAKI-The river Bakresvarl, which flows through the district of Burdwan in Bangal, bat
see BALIA. Bathsh-Same as Akshtu. Bakraur-Gandha-hasti stapa, on the Phalgu, opposite to Buddha-Gaya. It was waited
by Hinen Tsiang. BAKI A town on the west coast of the Caspean Sea, famous for its naphtha springs and mud volcanoes, it is also called Badka, the Sanskrit form of which is Badevs, montioned in the Pardnas. It appears to have been a place of Hindu pilgrimage and w oulled Mahd-jvAlamukhi (Asiatic Researches, vol. V, p. 41). Balaramapur-Ramgad-Ganda, twenty-eight miles sorthet of donds in Oudh.
