Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.320

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c8.320

Mallaparvata.—It is the Pareśnāth hill in the district of Hazaribagh, two miles from the Isri railway station. It is a sacred hill for the Jains. It is the Mount Maleus of the Greeks (McCrindle, Megasthenes and Arrian, pp. 63, 139). It is also known as the Sametśikhara, Samidagiri and Samādhigiri.

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