Behar (Patna city) and Shahabad

account of Bhagalpur alleged appear Arah Behar belonging Bengal bigahs Brahmans brick Buddha building built Calcutta called caste cattle ceremonies channel Cheros chief chiefly clay cloth common considerable considered consists contains crops cultivated Danapur Dasnamis deal Dhanuks districts division door doubt east employed entirely families feet Ganges Gautama Gaya give grain granite hills Hindus houses impure India inscription Jain Jarasandha Kanoj Kayasthas Khari kind king Krishna labour land Magadha mentioned miles mud walls Muhammedan natives Nawada nitre ornamental Pandit Patna persons priests prince probably procured Puraniya Purohits quantity quartz rainy season Raja Rajagriha Rajputs Ramgar rank rent residence retail rice river rock roof ruins rupees Sahebgunj Sangskrita Sannyasis sect seems sell sers Shahabad Sheykhpurah side Singha stone Sudras Tantras temple tenant thatched Tikari Tirahut town trees tribe usually Vaisyas vicinity villages Vishnu whole worship Zemindars