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Mong-Nikai or Nikoea of the Greeks, on the Hydas pes in the Gujarat district, where the
celebrated battle was fought between Alexander the Great and Porus (Puru). Monghir--1. Mudgalagiri, from Mudgalaputra, a disciple of Buddha. 2. Mudga-giri (a contrac
tion of Mudgala-giri). 3. Mod&giri. 4. Madguraka. 5. Hiranya parvata of Hiuen Tsiang. Morå Hill-Prägbodhi hill, near Buddha-Gaya, across the river Phalgu. Mucharim-The Muchilinda tank, in Buddha-Gaya. Mukhalingam-Kalinganagari, twenty miles from Parla-Kimedi, in the Ganjam district; it
• contains many Buddhist and Hindu remains. Muktinath-A celebrated place of pilgrimage situated in Tibet or north of Nepal on the Sapta
Gandaki range of the Himalaya, south of Salagrama, not far from the source of the Gandak. The place is associated with the legend of Tulsi and NarAyana, and a temple of the latter
exists at this place, hence the Gandak is called the Narayani.. Mula-matha-The river Murala, a tributary of the Bhimâ in southern India. Multân-1. Mulasthanapura. 2. Mauli-snâna. 3. Prablada puri. 4. Samba pura. 5. Mitravana.
6. Kasya papura. 7. Hiranyapura. 8. Malladeśa. 9. Málava, Panjab, where Narayana in. carnated as Nrisimha and killed the Asura Hiranya kasipu, the father of Prahlada. It was the capital of Malla-desa or the country of the Mallis of Alexander's historians, which was given to Lakshmana's son Chandraketu by his uncle Ramachandra, when the latter made a disposition of his kingdom before his death. See Hindaun. Multan and Jabrawar
were comprised in the ancient country of Sauvira. . Mundore-Same as Madawar. Mungipattana-Same as Pattan. Murg-Same as Mong. Murghab-Gabhasti of the Vishnu Purdņa, a river in Sakadvipa. Murghab means “The
river of Mriga" or Margiana in Turkestan. Mustagh-See Karakorum Mountain. Muyirl-Kotta-1. Mouziris or Muziris of the Greeks. 2. Murachipattana. 3. Muñijagrama, in
the Malabar coast, opposite to Cranganore. Muzaffarnagar-Khandava-vana of the Mahabharata, at a short distance to the north of
Mirat; it is one of the stations of the North-Western Railway. Arjuna appeased the hunger
of Agni, the god of fire, at this place. Mysore-1. Mahishaka. 2. Mahishamandala.
Nadia-Soe Nuddea. Nagarl—I. Madhyamika, near Chitore, in Rajputana, which was attacked by Menander.
He was defeated by Vasumitra, grandson of Pushyamitra and son of Agnimitra of the
Sunga dynasty. 2. Jetuttara, the capital of the kingdom of Sivi. Naint TAL—See Nyni Tal. Nandakin-The river Nanda of the Puranas, which falls into the Alakinanda in Garwal. Nanda-Prayaga-At the confluence of the AlakAnandA and Mandakini, a small river. It is
one of the five (Paricha) Prayagas. Nandkol-The lake Nandisara, which is a part of Nandikshetra, twenty-three miles north of
Srinagar near Mount Haramuk in Kasmir, sacred to Siva and Nandi. Nanghenhar-1. Nagarh&ra. 2. Nysa of Alexander's historians. 3. Nagara or Dionysopolis
of Ptolemy, 4. Nigarhára. . Nirahara, four or five miles to the west of Jalalabad (see
Jalalabad). Narwar-1. Nishadha, 2. Nalapura, forty miles south-west of Gwalior. It was the capital
of Raja Nala of the story of Nala-Damayanti of the Pur&ņas. Nadk-1 Pafchavati-vana. 2. Sugandha. 3. Nasikya, on the Godavari where Sita was
abducted by Ravana, king of Lanka. The district of Nasik was anciently called Govardhana.
