1848.] Description of the Antiquities at Kdlinjar. 175 



tion ; it has only one inscription, which corresponds with that of Manu 

 on the Chandigate.(ll) The 5th gate is called Hanuman Darwaza, and 

 round it the wall of the covered way makes a sweep, forming a kind of 

 " Place of Arms," in which is situated Hanuman Kund, a small pool 

 of water enclosed by four walls, and reached by steps on one side. The 

 wall next the hill is formed into two rows of three arches, the lower row 

 almost covered by the water. A small barbette on the left as you come 

 abreast of the gate supports a dismounted 6-pounder iron gun, of the same 

 construction as those which will be shortly noticed. At the extremity 

 of the place of arms a small postern in the wall leads on to a narrow 

 irregular path running along the precipitous side of the hill to some 

 dried up Kunds,(12) which however are mere hollows in the rock and 

 not worth the trouble of visiting. The face of the rock between Hanu- 

 man Kund and the gateway, is covered with sculpture, but it is so 

 defaced and obliterated as to be almost unintelligible. The subjects, 

 as far as I could see, consist of figures of Mahadeo, Ganesh, Devi, the 

 Bull Nandi(13), Ling, and figures of worshippers. The gate is in a 

 very ruinous condition ; it has one or two inscriptions. (14) The steps 



but the sockets remain as in the 2d gate ; stores, &c. are said to have been formerly 

 brought by this path for the use of the garrison. The brahmans call it the Balkandi 

 Mahadeo Darwaza, from the image of that name which is found in the descent on 

 which it opens. This image (the Balkandf Mahadeo) is situated about half way in the 

 descent. There is a small building with a pyramidal roof formed of diagonal layers of 

 stone. It gives cover to an image of Mahadeo as the Ling, 6 feet high. The building and 

 image are given in plan and sec. in figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, plate 2. [A facsimile of this 

 plate is deposited in the Society's Library. — Eds.] A banian tree has grown in the 

 most curious manner apparently through the building, and its roots are interlaced in 

 the door as seen in fig. 9, the path of the descent runs round and partly above the mass of 

 rock on which the dewala abuts over and on each side of the doorway there are several, 

 small unimportant sculptures of Ganesha, Mahadeo, Parbati, &c. and some other figures 

 and Ling are seen on slabs of rock near, but they are not worth sketching. 



(11) Inscriptions at 4th gate : — 



( 12) There are no sculptures or inscriptions at any of these places ; on the right of the 

 path leading to them is a small figure in the rock representing a " Sarman" or water- 

 carrier. 



(13) Nandi, the vahan or vehicle of Mahadeo, on which he rides, hence his name of 

 Nandigan. 



(14) On the left (ascending) ^%"^^T^ ^^^ ^^^rfaTtfa ^fa^T"qS_ftra 

 y\rl ^^ \1\° on the right is an inscription with the name of Ganesh, dated \V^° 



