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indeed a great deal of jungle nearly the whole way, to the right of the 

 road, but low land and rice fields to the left. 



To the northwest of the village is a very large tank and a high mound 

 around it, on which there are traces of there having been buildings in for- 

 mer years. The tank swarms with alligators and is overgrown with solah 

 and purene (water-lily). The mounds are now covered with jungle and 

 brambles. I remarked a figure of Buddh under a large banyan tree, 

 it was all besmeared with sendoor (red lead) and worshipped by the 

 villagers as the thakoor (Mahadeo) ; there were other pieces of sculp- 

 ture scattered about in different directions. 



Thursday, 1st December, 1836, — Camp Tanghee. Distance this 

 morning 5J- miles, bridges 15, road good ; our camp was pitched a fur- 

 long to the right of the road, on an open space near the village, beside 

 a tank : there is not sufficient shelter here for a whole regiment, though 

 ample, for smaller detachments. 



There are two remarkable mounds to the east of the village and left 

 of the road, they go by the name of Kenchuc Dliee and (by some) 

 Asurd-ka Dhee or Tangee both of which words, imply a " mound ;" the 

 natives say that many centuries ago, in the time of the Devatas, a 

 daemon (Asura) named Kenchuc constructed a fort here in which he 

 used to reside : such mounds as these are very common in Upper India 

 and are ascribed to like causes*. 



I should observe that Keechuc or Kenchuk of itself means a daemon. 



I saw several fragments of sculpture under the banyan and peepul 

 trees round the village, also some mutilated figures of Buddh. 



A large tree as well as a mound, always attracts my attention and I 

 invariably ride up to every one I see, when I am able to do so, as it is 

 under such trees, that many curiosities are to be seen throughout India : 

 for it is a general custom when any sculptured stones, idols or else are 

 found in digging or by other accident, they are placed under the sacred 

 peepul or burr. 



There is a very fine view to be had of the surrounding country from 

 the top of Keechuc Dhee (where there is a small bungalow) ; the coun- 

 try to the right (facing Cuttach) is woody with continuous ranges of 

 high hills which have a grand appearance. To the left, are extensive 

 plains with a good proportion of trees on them, as far as the eye can 

 reach ; the mangoe topes at Cuttach are clearly visible at about eight 

 miles in a direct line due south. 



* I would call the attention of all antiquaries and collectors of ancient coins to 

 such mounds as these so common in the Doab and in the vicinity of Mathura and 

 Delhee, such as Paniput, Soonput, Bdghput, or many other M puts" or "prastas," 



