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The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.177

The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.177

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c6.s1.177

Bindhyāchal—I The western part of the Bindhyā range from the source of the Nerbuda to the Gulf of Kambay, including the Aravali range, was the Pāripātra or Pāriyātra of the Purāṇas The eastern portion from the Bay of Bengal to the source of the Nerbuda, including the hills of Gondwana, was the Riksha Parvata, and the range which joins the Pāripātra, the Riksha Parvata, including the portion near Bindhyāchala in the district of Mirzapur, was called Suktimāna II Bindhyāchala, five or seven miles to the west of Mirzapur, celebrated for the temple of the goddess Bindubāsinī, appertained to the ancient city of Pampāpura.

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