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freshly made in the sand of the stream, in the tnnnel. Within 4 or 5 

 miles East of the Ramgarh hill, is another Manpura, a small village. 

 The Kehar river runs from South to North, within a mile and a half of 

 it ; on the banks is a temple, the main body of which is built of brick, 

 and the porch, &e. in front, of stone, facing the East, has entirely 

 fallen, but only part of the brick temple itself, which is built of the 

 most beautiful brick. I sent one of the bricks to the Society, I have 

 thought it desirable to send a rough sketch I made of this brick tem- 

 ple, which is supposed to be several thousand years old. There are in a 

 direct line North of this temple, no less than 10 or 12 others, all lying 

 in ruins, built of sandstone ; time having much defaced the very 

 beautiful carving. In no other temple could I detect brick, and no 

 appearance of mortar having been used in any. These temples deserve 

 particular examination and more time, than I could devote to them. 

 They are Brahminical, I have no doubt, from the figures of Ganesa, &c. 

 There are many tanks now nearly filled, and others in good order, in 

 every direction round the temples. 



At Dipadi, a place 80 or 90 miles East of this, near Chuigulli, are 

 a great many temples precisely like these, of sandstone, and carved in 

 the same manner, but overthrown as by an earthquake, and many all 

 but covered over by dust-storms, &c. 



A hot spring exists at Tata-pani (hot water) ; in Sarguja the heat of 

 the water is 184° Fahrt. and the smell very disagreeable; an old 

 temple is to be seen here in ruins; the country appears to be volcanic. I 

 formerly had the pleasure of sending several bottles of the water, care- 

 fully filled on the spot by Captain Hannyngton, Deputy Commissioner, 

 to Mr. Piddington, with some remarks on the place, but I have heard 

 nothing further on the subject as regards the analysis. 



This country (Sarguja) is well worthy the attention of the Geolo- 

 gist; its coal, iron, gold, ochre, marble, lime, &c. are most valuable. The 

 height of the inhabited parts above the sea from 1,500 to 3,600 feet. 

 The climate cool, agreeable, and healthy ; the scenery beautiful. Rivers 

 in every direction, woods and hills, on which are extensive table-lands at 

 about 3,300 feet in height. For the sportsman, few places in India can 

 excel this. The Gour abound, Deer of all sorts, wild Buffaloes, Ele- 

 phants, Tigers ; in fact all, but the Rhinoceros, of the animals of 

 India. 



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