The Geography of the Puranas c9.49
The Geography of the Purāṇas c9.49
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(iii) The Vajraka mountain or the northern rim of L. Bagrash and the Mahā Nila, i.e. the Tien-Shan and its eastern offshoots also accommodated the ‘Demons’ (Toghuzhuza, and ‘horse-faced Kinnaras’ (Mongols) who live in the caves of the former mountain, and in fifteen colonies (or cities as mentioned in the Purāṇa) or on the heights of the latter range. These highlanders lived in enclosed settlements and high-walled houses in the Turfan basin and Karashahr. The description of this area is fairly accurate in the Purāṇas.