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Peport oftJie Arc7i(jeologieal Survey, 



Kachal in Nagari letters on one face, with the date of 1124 on another 

 face, which, referred to the Vikramaditya Samvat, is equivalent to 

 A. D. 1087, at which time Anang Pal 2nd, the founder of Lalkot, wa$ 

 reigning in Dilli. 



79. But the mason's marks on the stones of this temple were not 

 confined to the pillars, as I discovered them on no less than 13 dif- 

 ferent portions of its entablature. These marks are more than usually 

 detailed, but unfortunately, in spite of their length and apparent 

 clearness, I am still unable to make them out completely. They will 

 be found in plate 8, along with a drawing of the pillar itself. The 

 marks are the following : — 



A.—Chapa Vida 3 Upper Vida (?) No. 3. 



B.—Chapa Vida 4 Ditto (?) No. 4. 



C. — PucJiuki 4 Bear (?) No. 4. 



D. — Puchaki 5 paehhim -4 ... Bear (?) No. 5 west* 



JH.—Vi ChaotTie Vida (?) fourth. 



E. — Vi pancliama Vida (?) fifth, 



G. — Prathama D ashen First Architrave. 



H. — Pachekhim Pahi Dashen ... West side Architrave. 



K. — Purab Pratliama East first, 



L. — Purab 3 olt4 , East No. 3. 



M.—Pdc7ichhim Pa 3 A-(ge?) ... West side No. 3., front? 



N. — PacJicliliim Pahi pachcliJie ... West side back. 



0. — Paelicliliim Paid 6 pacliclihe West side No. 6, back* 



80. There is a peculiarity about the numbers of the pillars which 

 is worthy of note. Each cypher is preceded by the initial letter of 

 the word for that number. Thus, 3 is preceded by ti for tin, 10 by 

 da for das, and 16 by so for solah. The same style of marking would 

 appear to have been used for a second temple, as I found a pillar of 

 another pattern with the number du 2, and a pilaster of the same kind 

 with u 19. It is possible, however, that these two shafts may have 

 belonged to the set of pillars just described, as they are also of sand- 

 stone. Their height is exactly the same, and the numbers are two of 

 the five that are missing. In this case the temple would have had 4 

 pillars (probably an outer row) of one pattern, and 16 of another 

 kind, but all of the same height. 



