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BHIM-LA TH—BHJNGA.

power of cleansing from sin. A small temple has recently from which flights of steps lead down to the

to have the

been

397

built into the rock,

sacred pool.

Bhim-lath.

—A

Gond

small

village

in

Balaghat

Provinces, situated on the Bangar river about

District,

Central

64 miles due east of

Near the village is a curious stone pillar without inscripon the ground in a grove of mango trees, said by the natives The village is also noted for to be the Mf/i or club of Raja Bhima. having within its borders one of the finest banian trees in the Central Seoni town. tion, lying

Provinces.

Bllimora.

— Petty

North Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency, Revenue, tribute, ^37, of which is paid to the British GovernBhimora town is in lat. to the Nawab of Junagarh. State in

consisting of 12 villages, with 2 independent tribute-payers.

^813

total

ment, and

22° N., long. 71° 16'

Bhun

Tal.

among

vinces, lying sea-level,

E.

—Small

4500

lake

Kumaun

feet; dimensions,

greatest depth, 87 feet.

situated in a

in

5580

feet in

Lat. 29° 19' n., long. 79° 41'

mountain

little

North-Western ProHeight above length by 1490 in breadth

District,

the lower ranges of the Himalayas.

valley,

surrounded by

e.

hills

Picturesquely

on three

sides.

Ramganga river. Poona (Puna) District, Bombay

through a torrent which ultimately feeds the

Its outlet is

Bhimthadi.

— Sub-division

of

Area, 1037 square miles; contains i town and 128 Population (1881) 110,428 persons, or 55,992 males and

Presidency. villages.

54,436 females.

Hindus number 105,192

Muhammadans, 3569

and

‘others,’ 1667.

— Town

Bhinal. Rajputana.

32 miles.

in

Ajmere

District,

Ajmere-Merwara Division,

Estimated population, 3403 souls. Distant from Ajmere Chief town of the pargand, and the residence of the Raja of

Water supply good.

Bhinal, the principal Istimrdrddr in the District. Post-office.

Bhind.

—Town

in

Lat. 26° 33' 25" n.,

Gwalior State, Central India.

long. 78° 50' 20" E.

Muhammadans,

Population (1881) 7412, namely, Hindus, 5975; 1022 ; and ‘others,’ 415. On the route from Etawah

and 54 miles northwas formerly populous, and possessed a fort with a double rampart ; but the whole place is now much decayed. Bhindar. Town in Udaipur (Oodeypore) Native State, Rajputana. and Muhammadans, Population (1881) 6522, namely, Hindus, 5692

to Gwalior fort, 29 miles south-west of the former, east of the latter.

It

830.

Situated about 30 miles to the east-south-east of the capital.

The town

is

walled and surrounded by a wet ditch.

of the State, owning 90 villages, resides here.

A

first-class

His palace

is

noble

on the

western side.

Bhinga.

Pargand

in

Bahraich

District,

Oudh; bounded on

the