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192 THE ARAB AL-BIRUNI ON HINDU RELIGION the pond Manda, as large as a sea, whence comes the river Mandakini. Northeast of Kailasa is the mountain Chandraparvata, and at its foot the pond whence comes A SHRINE OP NARSIMHA IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. the river Acud. Southeast of Kailasa is the mountain Lohita, and at its foot a pond called Lohita. Thence comes the river Lohitanadi. South of Kailasa is the mountain Sarayusati, and at its foot the pond Manasa. Thence comes the river Sarayu. West of Kailasa is