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one, are a great number of little temples- and altars, all of them built 

 of dressed granite, and a great profusion of figures, principally of 

 Gunesh and lingams, of every conceivable shape and size. There is an 

 entire absence of Buddhist figures, which shows that these erections 

 are of a more recent date. From the translation of the long inscription 

 given by Major Kittoe, it would appear that the temple was erected 

 A. D. 1439. The Bamboos, which he bewails as having all died off, 

 have sprung up again, and are as vigorous as ever. 



Deo is distant about 10 miles from this. To the south-west the 

 temple has a very strong resemblance to the Oomga one : see Photo- 

 graph No. 44. It is of much the same size, and in capital preservation. 



The village of Poonawa, visited by Col. Cunningham, is about 14 

 miles from Gaya to the eastward, on the Nowaderle road. Photograph 

 No. 45 is a view of the pillared temple from the north -east. There is a 

 strong resemblance between this temple and the one at Nair. The 

 door is a very finely sculptured one (see Photograph No. 46), and is 

 almost a facsimile of the one at Palee : see Photograph No. 35. 



At Koorkihar there are a great number of figures ; the principal one 

 is a Boodh with representations of events in the life of Sakya Singha 

 round the margin (see Photograph No. 47), but it is much inferior to 

 the same figure at Genjun, (see No. 22.) No. 48 is a group of figures 

 outside the little temple to the north of the village. 



The remaining photographs are from Botasghur in Shahabad. No. 

 49 is a distant view of the palace from the east side of the ravine. 

 No. 50 is the elephant gate or principal entrance to the palace from the 

 court -yard. 



No. 52 is a view of the Mausoleum over the tomb of the chamberlain 

 of one of the former Governors. 



No. 51 is a view of the interior of the Palace. 



Gaya, 9th November, 1865. 



