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Bhagwan-sej is a stone couch and pillow similar to that in Sita-sej, 

 but smaller and cut under a projection of the rock, as shown in plan 

 and section, figs. 3 and 4, (MS.) Plate II. Beyond this is the excavation 

 called Pani ke A'man ; it is very low and entered by a small door about 2 

 feet 6 inches high ; the flat roof is supported by 3 or 4 pillars slightly 

 decorated. The cave, or rather hole, is very small, and so low that you 

 are forced to creep on hands and knees to examine it. There is no 

 sculpture at these places. Re-ascending to the rampart and continuing 

 the circuit of the fort you next reach the Pannah or Bansakar gate, 

 situated at an angle of the hill, which is guarded by a fausse braie. 

 There are three gateways, one in the rampart (PI. VI. v.), a second at the 

 extremity of the fausse braie, and the third a little lower down ; the 

 two latter are blocked up. There are several inscriptions on the right 

 of the rampart gateway, three of which I have shown below. (41) 

 Passing round to the left of the gateway and proceeding to the end of 

 the enclosure, you find a choked up flight of steps opening on the ter- 

 repleine of the rampart and leading to a gateway or postern, which 

 formerly gave access to several places of worship, but it is now blocked 

 up, (4 2) and to reach them you must descend the wall of the fausse 

 braie by means of trees growing near it. The path at the foot of the 

 wall runs in a scrambling up and down direction to the right and left ; 

 pursuing the path leading towards the breach, and passing a small 

 pool of water, called Bhairon ke Jhirya, you shortly reach a partially 

 excavated kund under projecting masses of rock, which are supported 

 by pillars {vide PI. IX. fig. 7). On each side of the kund is a stone 

 slab or bench. The only sculpture here is a figure in relief of a 

 sarman, and a small Ling at the extremity of the kund. (43) The 

 brahmans call this both Mahadeo and Bhairon kund. Sculptured in 

 the rock, about 20 feet above this kund is a large naked figure of 



(41 ) Inscriptions on the right of Pannah gateway : 



on the right gate post : 



(42) The path to the Sidclh ke guphu, Bhagwan-sej, &c. already mentioned, was 

 formerly through this postern. 



(43) Over the Kund is the dale ^HT U c * and on the right hand slab \i°°. 



