282 Ancient City of Kansonapuri. [No. 3. 



of years ago, by a famous Maharaja of Bengal named Kurn Sen, who 

 resided chiefly at Glour. He erected also a country palace about 

 four miles distant, which was called after him Gowkurn from the 

 circumstance of his ears being of gold and shaped like those of a 

 cow! 



Many interesting spots connected with legends and traditions of 

 the ancient city are still pointed out, such as the Demon's mount 

 and the Rajbarree or palace of Kurn Sen. The remains of the moat 

 of the Rajbarree are distinctly traceable on three sides, although 

 now under cultivation ; the fourth has disappeared in the river. On 

 the eastern face of the Rajbarree, stood, a few years ago, the ruins of 

 a very ancient gateway with two large entrances, called by the 

 people of the neighbouring village of Juddoopore, Boorj or the tower ; 

 it has entirely disappeared, having crumbled away with the falling 

 bank into the rapid stream below. 



Near this spot on the margin of an old tank called Bel Talao, is 

 said to have stood the Cutchery or Court of Justice of Raja Kurn 

 Sen. 



"West of the factory, near a tank called Jummoona Talao, was the 

 Puttur Ghur or stone fort, in former days, overhanging the river ; 

 nothing now remains of this building, but a low mound indicating 

 its site and numerous fragments of stone. A curious six-armed 

 image was found in the bed of the tank some years ago, and trans- 

 ferred to the foot of the magnificent Banian tree at Rungamutty, 

 where, I regret to say, it has been sadly mutilated and destroyed. 



It represents a figure kneeling on one knee, and is said by the 

 people of the place to be Bemi Ka Thakoorain, but I should fancy 

 the goddess Kali is intended. The two outer or front arms have 

 been broken off, the centre right arm apparently holds what may 

 have been a human victim suspended by the feet, but the object is 

 too much injured to form any correct idea of its original shape. 

 The hinder right arm is in the act of drawing an arrow from a quiver 

 suspended at the back of the goddess, whilst the corresponding arm 

 on the left holds the bow. The centre left arm appears to support 

 a lotus flower or other insignia, but the upper part of the figure has 

 been too much mutilated to trace any thing correctly. 



I annex a little sketch of the stone to illustrate the description. 



