Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.612

v3.c43.t1.612

Scene of the Johar.—Through these abodes of silence, a rugged path leads to a sequestered spot in a deep cleft of the rock, where there is a living fountain, called the Gao-mukh, or ‘cow’s [763] mouth,’ under the shade of an umbrageous bar tree. On one side of the dell is the subterranean channel called Rani-bhandar, which, it is said, leads to suites of chambers in the rock. This was the scene of the awful Johar, on the occasion of Ala sacking Chitor, when the queens perished in the flames; on which the cavern’s mouth was closed.