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Then to Puna, a place somewhat similar to Bangalore, with good hotels and military life.

After a day or two spent at Puna go on to Karli and visit the Great Buddhist temple, carved in the hillside; a very important place and easy of access.

Thence to Bombay.

From Bombay to Ellora Caves, which in many ways, is the most interesting spot in all India. The Nizam of Haidarabad maintains an excellent rest house at the caves at Ellora, and permission should be obtained to stop therein. It can be gotten from the Nizam by Mr. Wade while he is at Haidarabad. While at Ellora, a day or two should be spent in visiting Bozah Dauletabad and Aurangabad. On arrival at Ellora, officers of the Nizam will take charge of Mr. Wade’s party and escort it to and from the caves and it would be entirely correct and wise to accept such attentions. The trip from the railway station to Ellora caves takes one day and goes through a very strange and weird part of India. At the time I made the journey a band of outlaws under police control were encamped along the roadway. In accordance with the laws of the country they were not permitted to live nearer than six miles to any city or village of importance and had to change their habitation daily. Of course, being under police control, they were perfectly harmless, but none the less interesting. On this same route I met with two large elephant shooting parties, and, considering everything, I am inclined to think that with one exception (that is the trip to Oodypur) it was the best one of all the interior jaunts I made. Ellora

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-09-22 11:10:26 Corrected "Harti" to "Karti" Corrected "Then" to "Thence" Corrected "Godypur" to "Oodypur" Corrected "Ellera" to "Ellora" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-09-22 14:02:35 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-09-22 16:59:42