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Deobund-Dvaita-vana, in the Saharanpur district, United Provinces, two miles and a half to the west of the East KAlinadi, where Yudhishthira resided with his brothers during
his exile. Deoghar-Same as Baldyanath. Devi—The river Devika, a name of the Sarayu in Oudh. Devalvårs-In the Central Provinces ; traditionally it was Kundinapura, the ancient capi
tal of Bidarbha. Bedar is also said to be the ancient Bidarbhapura or Kundinapura. Deva-Prayaga-At the confluence of the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda ; it is one of the
five (Pancha) Prayagas. Devl-Patan-Forty-six miles north-east of Gonda in Oudh. It is one of the Pithas where
Sati's right arm is said to have fallen. Dhår-DhAranagara in Malwa, the capital of Raja Bhoja. Dharanikoga-See Amaravati. Dhardwat-In the district of Gaya, sub-division Jahanabad, where the Gunamati monas
tery was situated on the Kunwa hill, visited by Hiuen Tsiang. Dharmapur-Dharmapura, north-east of Damaun and north of Nasik. Dharmáranya-I. 1. Dharmaprishtha. 2. Dharm&ranya of the Buddhist records,
visited by numerous pilgrims, four miles from Buddha-Gaya. II. Portions of the districts
of Ghazipur, Balia and Jaunpur were known by the name of Dharmaranya (see Balia). Dhaubar Lake-Nandikunda, the source of the river Sabarmati, twenty miles north of
Doongarpur, in Guzerat. Dhaull-The Dhavali hill, near Bhuvaneswar in Orissa, which contains an inscription of
Aboka. Dhikull-Bairâta pattana, the capital of Govisana, in the district of Kumaun. Dhopâp-Dhutapåpå on the Gumti, eighteen miles south-east of Sultanpur in Oudh, where
Ramachandra is said to have been absolved of his sin for killing Ravana, who was a Brahmana, by bathing in the river there. Ramachandra is also said to have expiated his sin of slaying Ravana at Hattia Haran (Hatya-haraņa) near Kalyanmath, twenty-eight miles south-east of Hardoi in Oudh, where he bathed on his return from Lanka. The Kashtaharini Ghat at Monghyr is also counted as one of the ghats where Ramachandra
expiated his sin. Dhosl-Chyabana-Asrama, six miles south of Narnol, in the territory of Jaipur, where the
eyes of the Rishi Chyabana were pierced by Sukanya, a princess of Anupadeśa, whom he
afterwards married. Dhumela-1. The river Dhabala. 2. The BAhuda. 3. The Arjuni. 4. The SitAprastha.
6. Saitabahini, a foeder of the river Rapti in Oudh. Same as Buda Rapti. Diamond Sands—Amaravati, about eighteen miles to the west of Bejwada, on the Krishņ&.
It is celebrated for its Stûpa known as Purvasaila Sanghår&ma. Dibhal-Darbhavati, twenty-six miles south-west of Bulandsahar. Dildarnagar-Akhanda, twelve miles south of Ghazipur. Dinajpur-It appertained to the ancient Pundra-deba. Dindigall-1. Timiögila of the Mahabharata. 2. Tangala and Taga of Ptolemy, in the
district of Madura, Madras Presidency. Diu-Devabandara in Guzerat. Divar--The island of Dipavati on the north of the Gos island, containing the temple of
Sapta kotisvara Mahadeva. Doab (Gangetio)1. Antraveda. 2. Sasasthali, between the Ganges and the Jamuna: Dohthf—The confluence of the streams Marha and Biswa, in the district of Fyzabad in
Oudh, where Dasaratha, king of Ayodhya, killed the blind Rishi's son by mistake. Near it was the hermitage of the blind Rishi Sarvana.
