[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c7.s5.78 # The Geography of the Puranas c7.s5.78 The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s5.78 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5.78) It is surprising that the Purāṇic account of the Himālayan chains, i.e. the Hemakūṭa and Himavān is more poetic than precise or convincing. It is a sort of generalised description which runs as follows: - [Previous: c7.s5.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5.77) - [Next: c7.s5.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5.79) - [Up: c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c7.s5.78) · Pramāṇa