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Doonagiri-The Dronachala mountain of the Purdņas, in Kumaun.
Dowlatabad-1. Devagiri. 2. Dharagara. 3. Tagara of the Greeks, in the Nizam's territory. It was founded by Bhillama in the twelfth century. Vopadeva, the celebrated grammarian, and Hemâdri flourished in the court of Ramachandra, who was defeated by Alla-uddin, king of Delhi. Dubâur-Durvâsâ-Asrama; the hermitage of Durvasa Rishi was situated on a hill, seven
miles south-east of Rajauli, in the sub-division of Nowada, district Gaya. Dvarka-1. Dvårikå. 2. Dvârâvati. 3. Kusasthali. 4. Daśârna, in Guzerat. It was the capital of Krishna; he founded it after his flight from Mathurâ when attacked by Jarasandha, king of Magadha, hence he is worshipped there as Ranchhora-natha.
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Eastern Ghats-Mahendra-parvata. Edar-Badari of the Buddhists, in Guzerat.
Ekalinga-Harita-Asrama, the hermitage of Rishi Hârita, the author of one of the Samhitas.
It is situated in a defile about six miles north of Udaipur in Rajputana. Elephanta-The island of Gharapuri or Puri, in the province of Bombay. Ellora-1. Ilbalapura. 2. Elapura. 3. Manimatipuri. 4. Vellûra. 5. Sivalaya. 6. Saivala. 7. Revapura. 8. Deva-parvata. 9. Durjjaya. It was the abode of Ilbala, a demon, whose brother Vâtâpi was killed by Agastya. It is situated near Dowlatabad in Central India. It is also called Berulen (see Berulen). Ellora contains the temple of Ghusrinesa (Ghrishneévara), one of the twelve jyotir-lingas of Siva..
Elur-Same as Ellora.
Euphrates The river 1. Vivriti of the Garuda P. 2. Nivritti of the other Puranas. Sal
mala-dvipa or Chal-dia.
Eusofzai-Ali-madra of the Brahmanda P. It was included in ancient Gândhåra and Udyana; it is bounded on the north by Chitral and Yasin, on the east by the Indus, on the west by the Swat river and Bajawar, and on the south by the Kabul river. Everest-1. Mount Gauri-éaukara. 2. Gauri-sikhara, in Nepal.
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Fatehabad Samugar, on the Jamuna, nine miles east of Agra, where Aurangzeb defeated Dara.
Ferozabad-1. Chandwar. 2. Chandrapura, near Agra, where in 1193 Shahabuddin Ghori defeated Jayachandra, king of Kanouj.
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Gadak-Kutaka, an ancient town in Dharwar district, Bombay.
Gad-mandala-It was included in Dakshina-Kosala.
Gad-Muktesvar-Gana-Muktesvara, on the Ganges in the district of Mirat; it was originally
a quarter of the ancient Hastinapura.
Gagason-Garga-Asrama, on the Ganges, in the district of Rai Bareli, opposite to Asni. Gahmar Geha-Mura, in the district of Ghazipur (E. I. Railway); it was the abode of Mura, a demon, who was killed by Krishna...
Galava-asrama-The hermitage of Rishi Galava was situated at a distance of three miles from Jaipur in Rajputans.
Gambhira-A branch of the river Sipra in Malwa, mentioned by Kalidasa in his Meghadata. Gandak-1. The river Gandaki. 2. The Salagrami. 3. The Narayani. 4. The Sila. 5. The Trisula-Ganga. 6. The Gallika.
