The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society Volume 19.cBombay Geographical Society

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Author: Bombay Geographical Society
Page Count: 80 pages
Published Date: 06 Mar 2012
Publisher: Not Avail
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130215991
File size: 13 Mb
Download Link: The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society Volume 19
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: … bathe their bodies in the ‘Rama Kunds, ‘ as the hot springs are called. The village of Lasundara is situated in a somewhat low lying ground, the surface being mostly covered with a salt crust, called ‘ Usa.’ About the site of these springs, heaps of salt used to be prepared in the time of the previous government, and also under the present government, until the operations were given up on account of the government salt monopoly. The wells in the village partake more or less of this saline character of the surface of the soil. There is, in fact, only one sweet-water well, situated at the distance of a mile from the village, which supplies the people with water fit for drinking. There is, however, a spacious pond or talao at the southern extremity of the village, which compensates them for the scarcity of sweet-water wells. It is partly availed of by the people for drinking and domestic purposes, but largely by the cattle. The water of this pond lasts generally during the whole of the year. – The term, Lasundara, Is a corruption of the original Sanskrit compound ftd UI TTTtJTT Lavan vasuntltmni, signifying a place holding a deposit of salt. Originally the village was known under the name of ‘ Liinpur’ or ‘Salt village.’ In old documents as far back as 200 years-, the village Is styled “Lun-Sundara, ‘ from which the modern name, Lasundara, is evidently derived. There is another group of similar springs in this zilla. It lies between Thasra and Godra, at the distance of about 6 miles eastward from the former. It Is known as ‘Tua Kaukunpur’ springs. In the zilla of Surat also there aro Hot Springs at Unni, where an annual fair is held. And not far distant from Bombay, we have at VajrilBai a similar group of hot springs, with their customary annual fair, …

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