Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (4 of 5)
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Angelo Dharis manager Smith who asked us to stop with him on the Rajah's estate. The Rajah, is immensely wealthy being owner of the coal fields of the district which he rents to British companies for a percent of the output. The Rajah has sprung from the lowest caste the sweepers but now lives in a castle fitted with electric & modern conveniences. He also had a herd of elephants & camels for display purposes. From anywhere in the district the sacred nuth. of Paramath 4,000 feet altitude can be seen some 20 miles distance. It is a shrine of many temples & the slopes are covered by a primval sacred forest. On the summit are many temples & dele brungalam. The nuth has the shape & size of Kongo Salunkh. BEA