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128. The Dhardwat group of hills lies immediately to the north- 
ward of the Barabar hills, about 14 mile distant. There are two 
distinct ridges running from west to east, that to the south 
being nearly 2 miles in length with three peaks named Saleya, Gureya 
and Dhaoli. The nearest road from Barabar to Dharawat lies through 
a pass between the Gureya and Dhaoli hills. The northern ridge 
consists of a single hill named Ratanz, which in former days was 
occupied by some establishment of the Buddhists. On the northern 
slope of the hill there are two brick terraces which have been built up 
against the rock. The eastern terrace is 60 feet long by 20 feet 
broad, and 50 feet above the plain. Near the top the solid brick- 
work can still be seen for 20 feet in height, below which the brick 
rubbish reaches to the foot of the hill. The second terrace lies 
more than 200 feet to the westward of the other ; it has a front of 250 
feet, but its height is not more than 15 feet above the plain. On this 
terrace there are two broken Buddhist figures, and beneath it there 
are four others, of which one bears the usual Buddhist formula of 
“ Ye Dharmma hetu prabhava, &c.,” in characters of the 9th or 10th 
century. 
129. ‘To the north of the Ratani Hill there is a large tank called 
Chdndokar Tal, 2,000 feet in length and 800 feet in width. On the 
eastern embankment there is a new temple to Mahadeva, only three 
years old, and close beside it a very small old temple to Narsingh. 
Outside this temple there is a very fine life-size statue named Bhairav. 
The figure stands under a thick stem of lotus which forms an arch 
overhead, and from which little curling branches strike off on both 
sides, ending in lotus flowers which support tiny figures of men, 
women, and animals. The statue has twelve arms, and bears in the 
head-dress a small figure of Buddha squatted with hands in lap. I 
recognized it at once as a statue of the famous Bodhisatwa Avalo- 
kiteswara. Reside the statue there are several sculptured stones 
containing rows of Buddhas, and also several fragments of votive 
stupas, and two slabs with representations of the Wavagraha, or 
“nine planets.” There are also numerous fragments of sculpture 
under a Pipal tree close by, two of which bear inscriptions in cha- 
racters of the 9th or 10th century. 
130. To the north-east of the Chandokar Tal there is an extensive ~ 
mound of brick ruin, which is probably only the remains of the 
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