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GIRNAR , a sacred See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill in Western See also:India, in the See also:peninsula of See also:Kathiawar, 10 m. E. of See also:Junagarh See also:town. It consists of five peaks, rising about 3500 ft. above the See also:sea, on which are numerous old Jain temples, much frequented by pilgrims. At the See also:foot of the hill is a See also:rock, with an inscription of See also:Asoka (2nd See also:century B.c.), and also two other See also:inscriptions (dated 150 and 455 A.D.) of See also:great See also:historical importance.
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