A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1181
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1181
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MEKALA. Name of a mountain from which the Narmadā river is said to rise, and from which it is called Mekalā and Mekala-kanyā, 'daughter of Mekala.' There was a people of this name, who probably lived in the vicinity of this mountain. Their kings were also called Mekalas, and there appears to have been a city Mekalā.