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peculiarity in the formation of its letters. But this peculiarity was 

 unnoticed by the original transcriber, and consequently the print types 

 of the Kutila characters, which have been prepared both in Germany 

 and in England, are entirely wanting in this special characteristic 

 which gives its name to the alphabet. The letter I and the attached 

 vowels are perhaps the most faulty. 



361. The village of Dewal is situated 16 miles to the S. S. B. of 

 Pilibhit, on the west bank of the Kau, or Katni Nala. There are two 

 or three plain brick rooms which are called temples, and in one of 

 these the inscription is deposited ; but it is said to have been found 

 amongst the ruins of Garh-Gdjana, or Ilahabas, on the opposite bank 

 of the stream. Grarh-Grajana is a large ruined mound, about 800 feet 

 square, which includes two small tanks on the east side ; but although 

 it is called a Garh, or fort, it was most probably only the country 

 residence of Raja Lalla, who founded it. The small modern village of 

 Ilahabas is situated close to the south-east corner of Garh-Grajana, and 

 near it on the south side are the ruins of a very large temple, amongst 

 which the inscription is said to have been discovered. The figure of 

 the Varaha Avatar of Vishnu, which is now in the Dewal temple, was 

 found in the same place. The mound of ruins is 200 feet square at 

 base, but the walls of the temple are no longer traceable, as the bricks 

 and kankar blocks have been carried away by the villagers. I traced 

 the remains of at least six other temples around the principal mass °f 

 ruin, but there was nothing about them worth noting. To th e 

 south there are two larger mounds, which appear to be the remains of 

 an old village. 



362. The Kan or Katni Nala continues its course to the south for 

 three miles, until opposite the large village of Deoriya, when it turns 

 sharply to the east for two miles, to the south end of a large ruined 

 fort which is now called Garha-Khera, or the " fort mound." The 

 Katni Nala here turns to the north, and, after running round the three 

 other sides of the ruined fort, returns to within a few hundred yards 

 of the point from whence it took its northerly course. It thus forms 

 a natural ditch to the old stronghold of the Bachhal Rajas, which is 

 only approachable on the southern side. The fort has been deserted 

 for many centuries, and is covered with dense jungle, in which several 

 tigers have been killed within the last few years. A single cart track 



