[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c5.s3.75 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.75 The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.75 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3.75) Durjayaliṅga—Darjeeling, which contains a temple of the Mahâdeva called Durjaya-Liṅga. Darjiling is a corruption of Durjayaliṅga. But some derive the name from Dorjeling, a cave of the mystic thunderbolt or "Dorje" on Observatory Hill (Dr. Waddell's Among the Himalayas, p. 50). - [Previous: c5.s3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3.74) - [Next: c5.s3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3.76) - [Up: c5.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s3.75) · Pramāṇa