66 On the Antiquities of Sargujd and its neighbourhood, [Jan. 



hills, on the shoulder of one is the Fort, and below, among the tree 

 jungul, are the remains of carved stone temples and stone walls, now 

 lying about in fragments, or nearly covered by the accumulations of 

 burnt and rotten leaves ; among them was this Lingam, which having a 

 well carved face and head projecting from the surface (of the Lingam) 

 I thought it desirable to send it to you — with its Argah or Jhileri.* 



At Mahaoli, a place 8|- miles North West of Manpura, I observed a 

 long cut stone* lying on the ground in a field and had it turned over. 

 I was glad to find that there was an inscription on it of the year 1296 

 Samvat, with several figures, in relief ; Captain Kittoe took off impres- 

 sions of the inscription, after I brought it to Chota Nagpura. I think 

 it appears to be a sati stone. Captain Kittoe considers it to be a 

 record of a victory. I conclude that some of the Pandits at Calcutta 

 will be able to make out the purport of the Legend. Pal is the 

 Northern Parganah of Sarguja, and the borders not above 70 or 80 

 miles from the town of Mirzapura. 



Within 9 miles South West of Lakhanapura (west of the tablelands 

 of the Moynpat) is the celebrated P^amgarh temple, situated on a hill 

 of that name. I send a rough sketch (PL III.) of the remains of the 

 temple on the top of the hill, which is about 3,100 feet in height. The 

 antiquity of the temple must be very great. Captain Fell, Professor of 

 Sanscrit, endeavoured to reach these temples, but failed, being attacked 

 with fever and dying on the road. The temple having partially fallen, 

 I could discover no beejuk. In the centre of this sandstone hill is a 

 fine coal-bed, over which flows a spring, called the " Thoora Panee ;" it 

 is on the right of the road ascending (about half way up) ; proceeding 

 along the Eastern skirt of the hill — near the Northern extremity, is a 

 very singular tunnel of about 25 feet in width by 15 or 20 high, which 

 runs for 140 or 150 yards horizontally through the hill whether arti- 

 ficial or natural, I cannot determine, opening into a beautiful basin, 

 which would have been a lake but for the tunnel through which a 

 small stream runs. Turning to the left, on passing the tunnel, you come 

 to the face of the Ramgarh Hill, and in this face are excavated some 

 wonderful caves, with small stone figures in them ; wild animals now 

 take up their abode in the caves ; the impressions of a tiger's feet were 



* An account of these will be given hereafter. — Eds. 



