a town of British India, in the district of Ajmere, N.W. Provinces, stands in a low swampy valley, on the S. shore of a lake, which is considered by the Brahmins the most sacred in India, 5 miles N.W. of Ajmere. Round the town stand many shrines and monuments of the princes and great men of India; and among these the most conspicuous is the shrine of Brahma. Flights of stone stairs descend from the temple to the sacred lake, to which, at full moon, great numbers of pilgrims resort. The town has many good houses, and beautiful gardens and vineyards. A fair is held here for horses, cattle, and other merchandise, at the full moon in October, when the concourse of pilgrims is much the greatest.