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orthodox. Notwithstanding that there isa linga now occupying 
the shrine, the building itself is by popular tradition the work of 
Kol Rajahs (a generic name for the aboriginal races). This bad 
odour with the orthodox would seem to prove its Buddhist origin. 
Vo. 80.—Four miles east of Konch, on the same road, there is a 
village called Pali, where there must have been some large temples, 
only a few pillars of which are now standing. It must have been 
of the same style as those at Nair and Poonawa. 
Wo. 81.—The sculptured doorway, part of which is lying under 
a tree close by, closely resembles the fine one at Poonawa. 
SrnarEz. Vo, 82.—About eight miles west of Konch, near the 
village of Seharee, there is a small stone temple on the roadside ; 
it is constructed entirely of Chunar stone, and was completed at 
Chunar and sent down fit for erection. It is now the pride of the 
little hamlet where it stands, 
Oomea.—This place is situated within a mile of the dik bungalow 
of Madunpore on the grand trunk road, and fourteen miles west 
of Sherghati. 
Wo. 83.—The temple is built on a rocky spur of one of the high- 
est hills overlooking the grand trunk road, and is built entirely of 
squared granite blocks without cement and is in excellent preserva- 
tion. The height of the temple from the rock to the crest is about 
60 feet, the extreme length from east to west is 68 feet, and the 
breadth 53 feet. 
No. 84.—To the north and south there are balconies which 
give the temple a distinctive character, and marks a transition 
from the open pillared portico which had previously been the rule, 
as at Poonawa, Nair, and Pali. 
No. 85.—The large porch in front was entirely enclosed, and was 
lighted by these side balconies, the interior has a very imposing ap- 
pearance, and the monolithic pillars with bracket capital is a deci- 
ded advance from plain column with cross brackets. 
No. 86,—Inside there is a large slab of black chlorite with a long 
inscription recording the building of the temple by Bhairub Indra in 
Sambat 1496, 7. ¢., A. D. 1489, on Thursday, the light half of the 
moon Bysack, and was dedicated to Jagarnath, Balbhadru, and 
Subhadra. The shrine is, however, occupied by a linga, 
