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have since been translated. The work was also carried into the suburbs 

 which extend for miles around the city, and has now been completed. 

 The staff are engaged in Kathiawar. 



In addition to the above work, the drawings, made in previous 

 seasons in the Chalukyan districts, illustrating Chalukyan architecture, 

 have been worked up and, with the MS. to accompany them, are ready 

 for publication. 



About 10 miles from Bijapur is an old hunting, or picnic, lodge of 

 the 'Adil Shahi kings, with elaborate arrangements for baths and the 

 showering down of water from the roofs. The walls of the principal 

 building have been covered with frescoes, now much decayed, but con- 

 taining hunting and other scenes very spiritedly drawn. Among the 

 larger figures are some evidently representing Europeans of rank, per- 

 haps Portuguese ambassadors, in the dress of the 16th or early in the 

 17th century. But for the Survey these would have been destroyed. 



Mr. Cousens' progress-reports gave so good an account of the Bijapur 

 buildings that Government have sanctioned their being expanded into a 

 Handbook descriptive of the place ; and it is now ready for issue. 



Archaeological Survey, Southern India. — Mr. Rea, the Archaeological 

 Surveyor, began the last season's work by a survey of the rock- cut 

 and structural remains at Bezvada in the Kistna District. The former 

 were found to be without exception Brahmanical in character, with 

 no traces of Buddhism. The structural temples date from the 7th 

 century. The only example aTiterior to that date is the structural 

 Buddhist chaitya, discovered near Bezvada which dates from about the 

 3rd century A. D. The rock-cut remains at Undavalle and Mogalraja- 

 puram are also of Hindu origin and date about the same as those at 

 Bezvada. On completing these Mr. Rea proceeded north into the 

 Godavari District and surveyed the early Buddhist rock-cut remains at 

 Guntupalli, discovering two additional rook-cut viharas. Some excava- 

 tions were made at one of the group of Buddhist stiipas and some marble 

 sculptures found, but through the obstruction of the local zamindar, who 

 thought the digging was for treasure, the work was postponed till the 

 following season. Some ancient sites at Pedda Yengi and other places 

 in the neighbourhood were examined, and notes made for excavations to 

 be subsequently conducted. 



Mr. Rea then proceeded to Ohinna Ganjam and at Kollitippa, in 

 the neighbourhood, found the site of a demolished stupa and unearthed 

 a large inscribed column in white marble. At the neighbouring mounds 

 of Franguladinne two white marble sculptures had been found some 

 years previously. These were supposed to have been removed from 

 Amaravati or some of the other stiipas in the district. To prove 



