The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s3.33

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Eastern Ghats—Mahendra-parvata. Edar—Badari of the Buddhists, in Guzerat. Ekaliṅga—Hārita-āśrama, the hermitage of Ṛishi Hārita, the author of one of the Saṃhitās. It is situated in a defile about six miles north of Udaipur in Rajputana. Elephanta—The island of Gharāpurī or Purī, in the province of Bombay. Ellora—1. Ilbalapura. 2. Elapura. 3. Maṇimatipurī. 4. Vellūra. 5. Śivālaya. 6. Śaivala. 7. Revāpura. 8. Deva-parvata. 9. Durjjayā. It was the abode of Ilbala, a demon, whose brother Vātāpi was killed by Agastya. It is situated near Dowlatabad in Central India. It is also called Berulen (see Berulen). Ellora contains the temple of Ghuśṛiṇesa (Ghrishṇeśvara), one of the twelve jyotir-liṅgas of Śiva. Elur—Same as Ellora. Euphrates—The river 1. Vivṛiti of the Garuḍa P. 2. Nivṛiti of the other Purāṇas. Śālmala-dvīpa or Chal-dia. Eusofzai—Ali-madra of the Brahmāṇḍa P. It was included in ancient Gāndhāra and Udyāna; it is bounded on the north by Chitral and Yasin, on the east by the Indus, on the west by the Swat river and Bajawar, and on the south by the Kabul river. Everest—1. Mount Gaurī-śaṅkara. 2. Gaurī-śikhara, in Nepal.