1865.] Keport of the Archeological Survey. 181 
Stupas. There is nothing to show whether these are the remains 
ef Buddhist or of Brahmanical buildings, but from their extent it is 
probable that they were the former. 
210. According to Hwen Thsang there were only nine Brahmani- 
¢al temples at Ahi-chhatra in A. D. 634, all of which would appear 
to have been dedicated to Siva. But as Buddhism declined, this 
number must have been increased, for I discovered the ruins of not 
less than 20 temples of various sizes, of which one is gigantic, four 
are large, five are of middle size, and 12 of small dimensions. Three 
ef these are inside the fort, and the others are grouped together 
outside on the west road. I made excavations in most of these 
mounds, ail of which yielded moulded bricks ef various patterns, 
but only two ef them afforded sculptares by which their original 
purpose could be absolutely identified. These two temples are 
marked as Nos. I and IV in my survey of the ruins. 
211. The remains of No. I temple form a mound, 65 feet 9 inches 
in height above the country, and upwards of 30 feet above the walls 
of the fortress. This lofty mound stands inside the fort near the 
middle of the north wall, and forms the most conspicuous object amongst 
the ruins of the mighty. fortress of Ahi-chhatra. The floor of the 
temple is 60 feet above the ground, and at this’ enermous height 
stood a colossal lingam, 3 feet 63 inches in diameter, and upwards 
of 8 feet in height, which must have been visible from both east 
and west through the open doors of the temple for a distance 
of some miles. The interior of the temple is only 14 feet 
4 inches by 102 feet. The north and south walls are 9 feet 5 
inches thick, and the east and west walls only 5 feet 9 inches; 
but on these two sides there are open porches outside the two 
entrances which increase the thickness of the walls to 19 feet on 
the west side, and to 14 feet 11 inches on the east. The exterior 
dimensions of the temple are 48 feet 3 inches by 29 feet 4 inches. 
From these dimensions I calculate that the temple must have been 
about 100 feet in height above its own floor, or 165 feet above the 
country. The base of the stone lingam is square, the middle 
part octagonal, and the upper part hemispherical. A trisul, ov 
trident, is cut upon the base. The upper portion of the lingam 
is broken, The people say that it was struck by lightning, 

