Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . nt to do so, I was told Icould enter without doing so, so I signed the book,made my present and received a rose, and was shownround the tiny shrine. Francois Bernier, a Frenchman, who for manyyears resided at the Court of Aurungzebe asphysician, made the journey with that Monarchand his Court to Cashmere and left a diary with hisexperiences. Of Takht-i-Suleiman he wrote :— Opposite to Hari Parbat is seen another hill, onwhich is also erected a small mosque with a garden,and an extremely ancient building, which bearsevident marks of having been a temple fo
Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . nt to do so, I was told Icould enter without doing so, so I signed the book,made my present and received a rose, and was shownround the tiny shrine. Francois Bernier, a Frenchman, who for manyyears resided at the Court of Aurungzebe asphysician, made the journey with that Monarchand his Court to Cashmere and left a diary with hisexperiences. Of Takht-i-Suleiman he wrote :— Opposite to Hari Parbat is seen another hill, onwhich is also erected a small mosque with a garden,and an extremely ancient building, which bearsevident marks of having been a temple for Idols,though named Takt Souliman, the Throne ofSoloman. The Mohometans pretend it was raisedby that celebrated King when he visited Cashmere. As we proposed visiting the Fort Hari Parbat,we did as advised, went to the Motamid-Darbarand got permission and an authorised man to comewith us on the morrow. So at 9 the followingday we started off in a tonga to see the fort ; ourway took us through the town where vegetables PLATE Fort Hari, Parbat.
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