Life and Travel in India Being Recollections of a Journey Before the Days of Railroads

CHAPTER X.

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The beautiful Hindoo Village of Wye.--The Mahabaleshwar Hills.--The Temple of the Gods.--The Couch of Krishna.--The Stone Image of the Cow from whose Mouth the Five Rivers of this Region are said to Spring.--The Holy Tank.--Satarah, the Star City of the Mahratta Empire.--The Fort.--The Palace of Sivaji.--Jejureh, the famous Hill-Temples where the Dancing-Girls of the Country are Recruited.--The Mad Gossain, and the Story of his Ill-Fated Love.--The Dancing-Girl Krayâhnee 228