1848.] 



deputed to the Tibetan Frontier. 



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Date. 



15th Nov. 



16th 



17th 



Avantipur. 



Ratanpur. 



Pandritan. 



10i 



10 



12 



Remarks. 



upon it, a single clump of more than 50 

 trees being within half a mile of the tem- 

 ple. At Bij Bihara I copied the muti- 

 lated inscription, and examined the Cha- 

 kradhar hill, which has once been cov- 

 ered with buildings. Its north-western 

 end has evidently been a fort, cut off 

 from the main hill by a broad deep ditch, 

 which still exists. 



At Avantipur I made a plan of the se- 

 cond existing temple, and an elevation of 

 the peristyle from a perfect portion, from 

 which the silt had been excavated dur- 

 ing my absence by my direction and at 

 my expense. This portion had evident- 

 ly been silted up before the Musalman 

 ascendancy in Kashmir, for the human 

 headed birds which surmounted the ca- 

 pitals of the pilasters of the archways, 

 are still perfect. 



From Avantipur I crossed the Behat 

 and proceededover the extensive Karewah 

 of No-naga, (an admirable spot for the 

 measurement of a base line of survey,) 

 which is a perfect level 5 miles in length, 

 with an average breadth of from 1 to 2 

 miles. On the opposite side of the Ka- 

 rewah I stopped for half the day to make 

 a plan and elevation of the almost per- 

 fect little temple of Payachh, after which 

 I proceeded to Ratanpur. 



At 2 miles I reached Kakapur, on the 

 left bank of the Behat, where I examin- 

 ed the remains of two Hindu temples. 

 From thence I proceeded by water to 

 Pampur, where I made measurements of 

 the remains of a small temple, of which 

 one column of the peristyle is still in 

 beautiful preservation. I also copied the 

 short Sanscrit inscription which I had 

 myself discovered when I passed through 

 the town on my way up the river. I 

 then continued my route to Pandritan, 



