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Vishnu, and of Gayeswari Devi. The figure in this last temple is 
however that of Durga slaying the Buffalo, or Maheshasur ; but as 
the destruction of the Asur Gaya is universally attributed to Vishnu, 
this temple must originally have contained a statue of that god as 
Gayeswara Deva, or the “lord of Gaya.” Several interesting sculp- 
tures, and one long and well preserved inscription, are also to be seen 
at the Krishna Dwdrika temple. 
6. In the neighbourhood of the Vishnu-pad there is a deep tank 
ealled Suraj Kund, to the west of which is atemple to Surya, or the 
Sun. The vestibule of this temple is formed of two double rows of 
pillars, all ten feet in height, and all leaning more or less to the 
north. There are five pillars in each row. The whole temple, 
both inside and outside, has been repeatedly white-washed, so as 
almost to conceal the ornaments of the pillars. One long inscription 
was found inside, and a second was afterwards obtained by scraping off 
the thick coating of white-wash from a part of the wall pointed out by 
a good-natured Brahman. This inscription was the valuable one first 
mentioned as containing a date in the era of the death of Buddha. 
7. The several hills in the immediate neighbourhood are also 
esteemed holy, and are accordingly crowned with temples. The 
highest of these, to the south of the town, is called Brahmjuin, or 
Brahma-yoni, the temple on its summit being dedicated to the S‘aktz, 
or female energy of Brahma, whose five-headed statue is enshrined 
in the temple. This hill is 450 feet in height, and very steep on the 
town side. But the ascent has been rendered easy to pilgrims by 
the erection of a long flight of steps from the base to the sum- 
mit by the Mahratta Deva Rao Bhao Saheb, since the accession of 
the present Maharaja Jayaji, of Gwalior, that is, withis the last 18 
years, as recorded on an inscription slab let into the pavement. 
8. To the north of the town the granite hill of Ramsila rises to 
a height of 372 feet. The granite temple on its summit contains a 
lingam called Pdtdleswara Mahadeva, as well as small figures of Siva 
and Parbati. The upper portion of this temple is modern, being 
constructed of various ancient fragments that do not fit well together, 
and which are in some instances placed upside down. The lower 
part of the temple, from 8 to 10 feet in height, is undoubtedly old ; 
and perhaps the date of 1071 Samvat, or A. D. 1014, found on one 
of the blocks of the granite pavement, may record the actual period 
