The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.87

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Babla—The river Dvarikesvari, which falls into the Ganges near Bishnupura in Bengal. Babylon—1. Baveru of the Buddhist Jatakas. 2. Bamri of the Rig-Veda. 3. Bibhavari of the Bhagavata (III, ch. 17) situated at Patala (see my Rasatala in the I. H. Q., vols. I & II). Badami—Batapipura, the ancient capital of Maharastra, situated near the river Malaprabha, a branch of the Krishna in the Bijapur district, Bombay Presidency. It was the capital of Pulakesi I in the sixth century A.D. Badanagara—1. Chamatkarapura. 2. Nagara. 3. Anarttapura, in the Ahmedabad district of Guzerat. Same as Barnagar. Badku—See Baku. Badrinath—Badarikasrama, on the bank of the Bishen-ganga (Alakananda) in Garwal. It was the hermitage of Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. It contains the celebrated temple of Nara-Narayana. Bagel-Khand—1. Bahela. 2. Karusha, in Central India Same as Rewa. Bagin—The river—1. Balubahini. 2. Bahini, a tributary of the Yamuna, in Bundelkhand. Bagmati—1. The river Bachmati. 2. The Bhagmati. 3. The Bhagavata of the Buddhists, in Nepal. Bagpat—Bhagaprastha, thirty miles to the west of Mirat, one of the five villages demanded by Yudhishthira from Duryodhana. Bagrason—Bhrigu-asrama in Balia, in the district of that name, United Provinces. Bahraich—The district of Bahraich in Oudh was the ancient Uttara-Kosala, the capital of which was Sravasti. Baibhara-Giri—Baihara-giri, one of the five hills of Rajgir in Bihar; Vebhara of the Buddhists. Baidyanath—I. 1. Chitabhumi. 2. Paralipura. 3. Harddapitha. 4. Ketakivana. 5. Haritakivana, containing the temple of Baidyanatha, one of the twelve great Lingas of Mahadeva. II. Karttikeyapura, in the district of Kumaun. III. Kiragrama, in the Punjab. Baiga—The river—1. Kritamala. 2. Begavati. 3. Bega. 4. Baihayasi, on which Madura (Dakshina Mathura) is situated, it rises in the Malaya Mountain. Bainateya Godavari—The Suparna, an offshoot of the Vasishtha-Godavari, which is the, most southerly branch of the Godavari. Baippar—Same as Bypar. Bairat—1. Birata. 2. Upaplavyanagara, 41 miles to the north of Jaipur, the capital of Matsyadesa. It was the capital of Virata Raja of the Mahabharata. Baita—The river Bedasruti in Oudh. Bika—The river Bakresvari, which flows through the district of Burdwan in Bengal, but see Babla. Bakhsh—Same as Akshu. Bakraur—Gandha-hasti stupa, on the Phalgu, opposite to Buddha-Gaya. It was visited by Hiuen Tsiang. Baku—A town on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, famous for the naphtha springs and mud volcanoes; it is also called Badku, the Sanskrit form of which is Badava, mentioned in the Puranas. It appears to have been a place of Hindu pilgrimage and was called Maha-jvalamukhi (Asiatic Resarches, vol. V, p. 41). Balaramapur—Ramgad-Gauda, twenty-eight miles north-east of Gonda in Oudh.