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they refer, but also in that they confirm the statement in the 
Khyatas that Madana, Mandalo, and Udho were among those 
kinsmen who accompanied rava Vik6o when he left Marwar to - 
go to conquer the Jangala country 
thers of the inscriptions found supply us with dates re- 
ferring to the ruling family of Bikaner. Among these may be 
mentioned: the devalt of Piirana Mala, a son of rava JétaSi, 
which was found at Silavé, near Paci, and is dated Samvat 
1634 ; the devalt of Rama Singha, a son of rava Kalyana Mala, 
which was found at Udasara, near Sardarsahar, and is likewise 
is dated in the vear Samvat 1677. The last-mentioned inscrip- 
tion was found in the fort of Bhatanéra (Hanumanagadha), 144 
miles north-east of Bikaner. 
Several devalis of the Vidavatas, the descendants of rava 
Vido, the uterine brother of rava Vikdé, were found near 
Cha para, in that tract of the Mohila country which they held 
under their sway. The oldest of these is the deval? of Vidd’s 
son Udé Karana, which gives for his death the year Samvat 
1565. It was discovered at Gopalapurd Among the others 
are: the devalis of Rima Khetasidta (Samvat 1625), and of 
Kumbhakarana Gopaladaséta (Samvat 1645), both of which 
were found at Caravasa; the devala of Goinda Dasa Kesoda- 
sdota (Sam vat 1667), which was found at Vidasara; and the 
devali of Asa Karana Giradharadasota (Samvat 1682), which 
was found at Chapara 
As a result of the exploration, impressions of 192 inscrip- 
tions have been collected and examined during the year. The 
oldest among these is dated Samvat 1084, and was brought by 
my explorer Sita Rama from Nohara, a small town about 120 
miles north-east of Bikaner. It is in northern characters All 
the others are later, and in Devanagari. A copper-plate dated 
Samvat 1445 and referring to the rule of Manika Singha (for 
Manika Rava, one of the Mohila ranas), was found with a 
brahmin at Chapara, but on examination was ascertained to 
bea ne forgery. 
ajput paintings were found, and the search in this 
respect was a complete failure. A few were found, it is true, 
in the Bikaner town, but all recent and worthless. There 
seems ee be very little hope of finding any paintings in the 
distri 
es or three good copies of the Pritht Raja Rasd were 
brought by me from Bhatanéra, and a few other Bardic 
manuscripts were borrowed from the Thakur of Nokho and 
from the Caranas of Vikasara and Mandala. These have been 
described in the Descriptive Catalogue. A total of 14 manu- 
scripts was purchased during the year, all from places outside 
the Bikaner State. The number of the manuscripts received 
