Jainism in Bihar

Author(s): P C Roy Choudhary
Publisher: P C Roy Choudhary Patna

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4. Except at the very commencement the pathway lies through a jungle of trees or grass the whole way to the Temple itself, but there are no precipitous or dangerous parts in it, and it could readily be improved in its gradients as well as widened at little cost.
5. This is the Southern aspect of the Hill, and there are po streams of water of any consequence on the actual line of the road itself, althougb I obtained water a short distance from it about of the way up. Bamboos and timber abound, but not of such fine character as on the North side, of which I shall speak hereafter.
6. During my ascent the weather became unfavourable for observing any thing beyond what was in the immediate neighbourhood, being cloudy with heavy rain.
7. On the next day, Monday, the 3rd, it cleared up in the middle of the day for about a couple of hours, and I was then able to walk over about a mile of the summit of the Hill, and to mark out with pegs seven sites upon which it would be easy to build Bungalows, each having a little ground to spare for compound and servants' houses. In marking these out I kept clear of the small Mountain Peaks of which there are several, and on each of which there is generally built a small “Mutb" the size of an ordinary tomb.
8. These are all near each other, and I have no doubt that the remainder of the top of the Hill eastward probably a couple of miles in extent, but of this owing to the state of the weather I cannot speak with any certainty, would in like manner being of the same character, afford numerous other sites. A levelled space of perhaps 90 or 100 feet would occupy the whole width of the crest in most cases, but in some there is a good deal more than this. From the edges of this platform the sides of the Hill slope gently away with no great declivity or precipice. They are grassy and wooded pretty well towards the top, but not thickly, with a peculiar tree the Sabr Jam, but have no Alpine vegetation as Pines
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