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top of these four smaller slabs forming a smaller square, which is 

 covered with a single square slab. The inscription is at the southern 

 side of the temple ; it is an oblong slab, and the letters have been veiy 

 carefully sculptured on it, and seem to have been filled with a sort of 

 enamel. It has a projecting stone over it, intended, I suppose, to pro- 

 tect it from the weather ; it is between two of the cells under the 

 covered verandah. 



On each side of the peninsula on which the temple is situated, 

 there are two deep pools or koonds which never dry up, and which, I 

 fancy, led to this place being selected for a -village. 



Outside the enclosure and a little higher up the river, on the river 

 bank, there is another temple which looks modern,but which has a figure 

 in it evidently taken from the old temple. Inside the enclosure there 

 are the remains of several other temples, but I could find nothing in 

 them but broken images. Being busily occupied with my survey 

 duties, I had very little time to explore, but I dare say that careful 

 investigation would bring something more to light. The only way I 

 had of taking off the inscription was with blue chalk, but as this was 

 not as distinct as I 'wished, Baboo Joal.a Pershad, one of my native 

 surveyors, was kind enough to copy the inscription for me, and I 

 enclose a memo, he made about the temple at my request. I was 

 unable to photograph the inscription on account of the Avant of light 

 and the smallness of my lens. I hope that the inscription may 

 throw some light on the date of these interesting ruins. 



It is a curious fact that these ruins were unknown to any of the 

 natives, except the sheriahs or half savages that inhabit this jungle. 

 Camp GtWalior Territory, via Agra, 

 January 25th, 1866-. 



Memorandum about the Dooh Koond Temple, by Joala Pershad. 



The inscription, as far as I can read it, states that in the year 741 

 of the Christian era, this temple was situated in the village of 

 Mahabux, and that it was dedicated to the gods — Nemji, Sri Btidya, 

 and Chinamusta, 



In 688, Umr Sing and Beja Sing, gooroos, came by the order of 

 Muharaja Chundruk in the reign of Behram Sing. 



In the reign of Behram Sing, Pancloo and Gr libra j, two brothers, 



