A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s45.24

v3.c44.s45.24

or Campāvatī.²⁷⁸ The author adds the following geographical details on the location of this town: “There is a fort (sthāna) named Kollāgiri; on its east lies the town Campāvatī, next to it is the family goddess Mahālakṣmī”.²⁷⁹ Campā(vatī) has been identified as Caul in the Alibag Talook of the Kolaba district of Mahārāṣṭra,²⁸⁰ which is situated about a mile or two east of the famous fortress of Koralai (Kollāgiri) and has on its eastern border a hillock with a temple dedicated to Mahālakṣmī. Some branches of the Manohara family still live at Caul and worship Mahālakṣmī as their family goddess.²⁸¹