[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) › v3.c43.t1.246 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.246 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.246 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c43.t1.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1.246) Siyāna,² 23rd; eight miles and three furlongs.—We are now in the very heart of Mewar, plains extending as far as the eye can reach. Traces of incipient prosperity are visible, but it will require years to repair the mischief of the last quarter of a century. Passed through Ujhana, Amli, Neuria—all surrendered in consequence of the treaty of 1818 : the last-mentioned, together with Siyana, from the ‘Red Riever,’ as we have nicknamed the chieftain of Badesar. The prospect from this ground is superb : the Udaipur hills in the distance ; those of Pur and Gurla,³ with their cupolas, on our right ; the fantastic peak of Barak rising insulated from the plain. We are now approaching a place of rest, which we all much require ; though I fear Carey’s will be one of perpetuity. Saw a beautiful mirage (\*si-kot\*) this morning, the certain harbinger of the cold season. The ridge of Pur underwent a thousand transformations, and the pinnacle of Barak was crowned with a multitude of spires. There is not a more delightful relaxation than to watch the changes of these evanescent objects, emblems of our own ephemeral condition. This was the first really cold morning. The Panchayat, or elders of Pur, with several of the most respectable inhabitants to the number of fifty, came all this way to see me, and testify their happiness and gratitude ! Is there another nook in the earth where such a principle is professed, much \[683\] less acted on ? Hear their spokesman’s reply to my question, “ Why did they take the trouble to come so far from home ? ” I give it verbatim : “ Our town had not two hundred inhabited dwellings when you came amongst us : now there are twelve hundred : the Rana is our sovereign, but you are to us next to Parameswar (the Almighty) ; our fields are thriving, trade is reviving, and we have not been molested even for the wedding-portion.¹ We are happy, and we have come to tell you so ; and what is five coss, or five hundred, to what you have done for us ?" All very true, my friends, if you think so. After a little wholesome advice to keep party feuds from the good town of Pur, they took leave, to return their ten miles on foot. - [Previous: v3.c43.t1.245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1.245) - [Next: v3.c43.t1.247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1.247) - [Up: v3.c43.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.t1.246) · Pramāṇa