necessity confer a brave heart on the possessor. Rumour
also says that these pieces sweated fat for many a
long day, a sign which the most sceptical regarded
as connected with the dead chief’s bravery. There
THE TOMB OF ZORAWAR SINGH, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE
CASHMERE ARMY, AT TOYO, TWO MILES FROM TAKLAKOT
is a very big Chorten erected to Zorawar Singh at
Toyo over his bones, and the place is regarded with
veneration.
Subsequently the Nepalese invaded Tibet and
there was some promiscuous fighting, but nothing
of any importance. In the treaty that was finally
made between the two countries the Tibetans undertook
to pay an annual sum of Rs. 10,000, and this
payment has continued for half a century. Apart
from these two recent campaigns Taklakot has
Taklakot Fort Gurla Mandhata in clouds
THE DARK PARTS OF THE FOREGROUND ARE
