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called the Ganeza Temple, a monolith Pagoda. When we 

 expressed a wish to touch the face of Ganeza (a son of Siva), 

 cut in stone and plentifully besmeared with oil and lard, one 

 of the Hindoo attendants hurried forwards to prevent us 

 from being guilty of insult to this much-beloved divinity. The 

 inscription to the right, in front of the niche in which Ganeza, 



hewn out of a single block of granite, is represented in a 

 sitting posture, consists of verses and prayers to Siva, written 

 in Sanscrit. 



We also remarked, on our way to the village, an ellipsoidal 

 block of rock, 68 feet in circumference, by 25 in height, which, 

 from its very peculiar position, seems to shift every moment, 

 and presents a very extraordinary appearance. 



As we were proceeding to the beach, we came upon the Pa- 

 goda of Kovulgobrom, which is at present in use (first con- 

 structed in the days of Rajah Apatsch, 400 or 500 years 

 since), situated on a large oblong plot of ground, which is 

 surrounded by a wall from 6 to 8 feet high. We were not per- 



