Excessively narrow entrances, with simple doors, conduct into the interior.

On the outside, two small flights of steps, forming a semicircle, lead up to the top.

The doors were not opened for us, and we were obliged to content ourselves with the assurance that, with the exception of a small, plain sarcophagus there was nothing inside.
Patna is a place of great importance, from the trade in opium, by which many of the natives acquire large fortunes.

As a general rule, they make no display of their riches, either as regards their clothes, or in any other public kind of luxury.

There are only two sorts of dress--one for those in easy circumstances, which is like that of the Orientals, and one for the poorest classes, which consists of a piece of cloth bound round the loins.
The principal street presents a bustling appearance, being much frequented by carriages, as well as pedestrians.