[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v2.c28.239 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.239 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.239 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.239) ² Since these remarks were written, Captain Steell related to the author a singular anecdote connected with the above circumstance. While the work of demolition was proceeding, Captain Steell was urgently warned by the natives of the danger he incurred in the operation, from a denunciation on the closing of the gate, that it should thenceforward be guarded by a huge serpent—when suddenly, the destruction of the gate being nearly - [Previous: v2.c28.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.238) - [Next: v2.c28.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.240) - [Up: v2.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.239) · Pramāṇa