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| 186 | DÈNJÔNG—DHANRÂII. |
D e n j ô ng is the Lépcha name of Sikkim, but I could not get any explanation for it.
DeogArh, in Orfssa, Lat. 21°, Long. 84° '4) Hind.
"Gods fort." The same naine in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 86°, and in Bändelkhand, Lat. 26°, Long. 78°.
Anal. Deo-gari, in Bengal, Lat. 26°, Long. 88°; Deo-gong, in Rajvara, Lat. 26°, Long. 75°; Deo-preag, in 1Kämaon, Lat. 31°, Long. 78°.
Deopâni, see Brahmakûnd. Deosai, see Biârza.
Déra, in Bändelkhand, Lat. 25°, Long. 81° 1 yo Hind.
"A dwelling, a tent, an encampment." This name is very often used for designating halting places and encamping grounds along routes through uninhabited countries.
Déra Din P d n ah, in the Pänjab, Lat. 30°, Long. 70° ... J.,3.0 1)4,3 D Hind. Pers.
"Din Pcinah's encampment." Din-panah, refuge of faith, a personal name.
Anal. Déra Fatih Khan —the encampment of Khan Fatih, the victorious, in the Pänjab, Lat. 31°, Long. 70*; Déra Ghazi Khan —the encampment of Khan Ghazi, the champion. of the faith, in the Pänjab, Lat. 29°, Long. 70°; Déra Ismael Khan, Khan Ismdel's encampment, in the Pänjab, Lat. 31°, Long. 71°.
Derajat, in the Panjab vl.~iJ v Hind., with
Arab. terminat.
"The three D é r. a s." The country on the western bank of the Indus river in which the three Déras, Fatih Khan, Ghazi Khan, and Ismael Khan are situated.
Devanganj, in Bengal, Lat. 25°, Long. 89° 01yJ Arab. Hind.
"Minister's market."
D e v a p tir r, in the Dékhan, Lat. 16°, Long. 76° ~J' I . v Hind.
"God's town."
Devikô5t, in Rajvara, Lat. 26°, Long. 71° v1 4yo Hind.
"D évi's fort." Dévi, generally goddess, and especially Dnrga, the consort of Siva.
Anal. Devi-kôtta, in the Karnatik, Lat. 110, Long. 79'; Devi-patnam, in the Karnatik, Lat. 9°, Long. 79°, Lat. 11°, Long. 79°.
D h â k a (generally Dacca), in Bengal, Lat. 23', Long. 90° Beng.
"The hidden goddess." 1450 years ago a statue of Dtrrga was found here, and the finder erected on the spot a temple, around which by-and-by the town grew up. This legend is contained in the Calcutta Directory of 1856, part X., p. 36.
D h a n r â u, a halting-place in Garhval, Lat. 30', Long. 79° "P 1~ Jsoo Hind.
"The king of wealth."
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