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death of some Rajput, apparently Fjathora] Mefghaj Dasa, 

 which took place in Samvat 1542, the 1th day of the bright 

 fortnight of Bhadrava, Monday. He was likewise burnt with his 

 wife, a Guhilota. Lastly, the third inscription is on a yellow - 

 stone devali on the bank of the talavn, and records that in 



630, the 13th day of the dark fortnight of Bhadrava, 



Tuesday, the Sanghara 

 his faithful wife, the Rathorl Rupayl. I give below the text 

 of this last inscription, which consists of only 5 lines covering 

 a space of 7" high by 8" broad : 



3. tfirw^ *&\\- 



5. npft KldiU- 



11. Nala ra Kua. 



The locality of the Nala ra kua, " the wells of Naja'\ is 

 found about six miles west of Bikaner city, near the bifur- 

 cating of the metalled road which leads to Kodamadesara and 

 Gajanera, and two miles south of the homonymous village of 

 Naja. I visited the place on December 27th. 1916. and took 

 impressions of seven inscriptions whereof, six belonging to the 

 Samvat Century 1600, and one to the Samvat Century 1700. 



The places of interest on the spot are four, to wit : _the 

 group of the shrines, the two wells, and the site of the old lalava. 

 The shrines comprise different buildings surrounded by a wall 

 enclosure; the most noteworthy are two: a temple of Pftrs- 

 vanatha, and a small shrine of DadujI. Both arc comparatively 

 recent constructions in red sand-stone, probablv erected to- 

 wards the end of the Samvat Century 1700. The temple ot 

 ParSvanatha has a marble "image, at the foot of which there is 

 an inscription of two lines so incorrect and so badly engraved 

 that I have been able to read only a few ahsaraa in the begin- 

 ning, containing the date : — 



The shrine of Dadujl contains nothing of interest. At it* 

 side there is a chattri in red sand-stone, but all covered with 

 plaster. It is also dedicated to Dadujl and covers, I was told, 

 the foot-prints of the saint. In front of the temple of Pars va- 

 natha there are two devolia in yellow Jesalmeri stone : one ot 

 the two represents a horseman and a sail and contains an 

 inscription dated Samvat, lfift.l «f»mn« *« Rl,nti Oonala Da- 



