Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c16.s2.15

v1.c16.s2.15

The surface of this extensive plateau is greatly diversified. At Kotah the bare protruding rock in some places presents not a trace of vegetation; but where it bevels off to the banks of the Par it is one of the richest and most productive soils in India, and better cultivated than any spot even of British India. In its indented sides are glens of the most romantic description (as the fountain of ‘the snake King’ near Hinglaj), and deep dells, the source of small streams, where many treasures of art,¹ in temples and ancient dwellings, yet remain to reward the traveller [15].