466 Notes on Ancient Temples and other remains [June, 



edges of the different sheets ; as the groins however, are not above 5 or 

 6 feet long, the roof must have been rather flat ; a carved vase-shaped 

 block, now lying in the river, in all probability formed the centre of 

 the dome. The Linga, two in number, are in the middle of a large 

 stone inside, and accessible by a descent of a few steps from the door- 

 way ; in which there was a folding-door of stone or wood, judging 

 from the hole at top and bottom on each side. 



The style of architecture is ancient, but I should be inclined to think 

 the present building of comparatively modern date, from the circum- 

 stance of finding a thin layer of brick soorkee or mortar between the 

 rows of masonry ; if such is the case, we might reasonably suppose it 

 had been rebuilt about the time of the revival of Brahminical Hindoo- 

 ism, as before noticed. The original shape has without doubt been 

 adhered to, and the same material employed as on its first construction. 

 This looks old, and bears marks of iron fastenings now completely de- 

 cayed. 



Building material of Temple and enclosure. — The material of the 

 temple, with the exception of the door lintel sides, and projecting wall 

 on each side, is a course grit, well adapted for building purposes. The 

 blocks averaging from one foot thick, the same in depth, and 18 inches 

 long, are smoothly chiselled, and the masonry is evenly and closely fitted. 

 The three blocks forming the doorway, each of 7^ feet long and 2 feet 

 by 18 inches in girth, with the blocks of the projecting wall, are red- 

 dish porphyritic granite of an adamantine hardness ; and must have 

 required exceedingly well tempered tools to work, the chiselling being 

 with the point in straight lines, which give a ribbed appearance. 



The site of the temple is as near as possible square with the cardinal 

 points, the doorway to the west, the back wall having only a space of 

 12 paces between it and the wall of the outer enclosure, which on the 

 east, rises directly up from the right bank of the stream. This is a 

 substantial brick wall, about 4^ feet thick rising to the height of 8 feet, 

 on a foundation of rudely cut blocks of sandstone. The entrance of 

 this enclosure is on the west face, where there has been a stone gate- 

 way and door, of which the lintel carved on the edge in a chain of 

 lotus flowers, is lying close by, as well as some ornamented small pil- 

 lars upon which in all probability the elephant* (Plate XXX. fig. 2.) 



* The tusks of this elephant arc said to have been of silver. The block from which 

 it is cut measures 4 feet in length, 2 feet high, 18 inches broad. 



