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tion much obliterated, and of which I failed to make even a tolerable 

 impression. I had however two transcripts subsequently made partly 

 by guess of the first two lines, which are sent herewith, and which 

 may enable you to say whether it has been previously published.* 



Temple of Siva. — Near to the column is a ruinous temple dedicated 

 to Mahadeo, among the sculptures of which may be traced figures of 

 Gunesh, and representations of the combats of animals, and apparently 

 also of the worship of the Lingam. 



Ghir Guj y or Mahadeo' s temple. — Of the numerous ruins to be seen 

 between the two lakes, there may be noticed a temple said to have 

 consisted of seven diminutive stories, and to have been dedicated to 

 Mahadeo. In a niche outside may be seen a figure of Ganesh seated. 

 On the door-jambs of the temple, pilgrims or others have cut a few 

 sentences, transcriptions of which are inclosed, and one of which con- 

 tains the date of apparently 103 Sumbut. Near to the temple there is 

 lying a colossal figure seated cross-legged, said to be of Bheem Sen, and 

 which has a lofty flat topped ornamented head-dress such as may be 

 observed in many Buddhist sculptures. Near to it again is another 

 colossal figure also seated cross- legged, but with a natural covering of 

 wooly hair on the head. 



Kootkeswar Mahadeo' s temple. — Another of the ruins is a temple 

 termed of Kootkeswar Mahadeo, containing a figure of Siva with three 

 heads and six arms, and a Lingam with a thousand representations of 

 the symbol carved upon its superficies. 



Temple of Siva on the hill. — Half way up one of the hills there is a 

 cave in the sandstone : ock, the front of which is partly blocked up with 

 pillars and other fragments of a building not now further traceable. 

 The cave contains a Lingam, with a well shaped human head carved on 

 each of its four sides, so to speak. The fragmentary pillars have the 

 subordinate capitals formed of vases with flowers falling over the sides, 

 as elsewhere noticed, but the workmanship is superior to that exhibited 

 in the other remains. On a separate stone may also be seen a symme- 

 trical group of figures, the central portion being formed of a lotus flower 

 displayed, supported after the manner of armorial bearings, by two 

 birds. The birds are flanked by two elephants, and tbe elephants 

 again are flanked by two sphynx-like figures, that is figures with hu- 

 man heads, and the bodies of animals. 



* These arc wholly unintelligible to our pandit.— Etos. 



