1 52 GUJRANWALA.
2 -lish fashion, where the Sirdar used to live.
3 The town is now very populous, and contains
4 the ‘chahootra,’ on which the dwelling is erected, are
5 circular ornamented seats, which, when used, are covered
6 with silk carpets or Kashmir shawls. At the top of the
7 second and third stories similar conveniences are also con-
8 structed ; those of the latter being made after the model of
9 the lotus flower, and the exterior of the elevation is covered
10 with the finest chunam, free from any of those tawdry em-
11 bellishments natives are so apt to consider as ornamental
12 to their abodes. We could ,only gain admittance to the
13 lower apartments, as the individual who had charge of the
14 keys had gone to the city; and the circumstance was to be
15 regretted, as we were told the second story is very beauti-
16 fully fitted up, whilst that we entered had nothing par-
17 ticularly attractive about it. The garden is laid out in
18 rather a pretty manner, and, in addition to some very
19 pretty cypress trees, can boast of two or three large
20 vineries. We were shown the ‘dota ka mukum,’ or
21 abode of the idol, which is situated at some distance from
22 the house, and close to a reservoir by which the fountains
23 are supplied with water. It is a small.domed temple,
24 built upon a chabootra (or terrace) in an enclosed area.
25 A flight of three steps leads to it, and immediately on the -
26 right of the entrance is the image of a bull in a sitting
27 posture, the- hump of which our guide touched, and
28 salaamed to with great reverence. On the door of the
29 temple being thrown opcn, I could not help feeling dis-
30 gusted at the idea of the glorious Deity being represented
31 by nine oval stones, kept constantly moistened by means