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but from the unshattered state of the large block I am more 
disposed to ascribe the fracture to the hammer of the Muhammadans. 
212. Mound No. II, which is also inside the fort to the west of 
the large mound, is 35 feet in height, and from 5 to 10 feet above 
the general line of the ramparts. It shows the remains of a large 
square building with along flight of steps on the west side. No. 
IIL mound is only 30 feet in height, and is covered with scrub 
jungle. There are traces of walls on the surface, but the jungle 
prevented their immediate excavation. I will take an early opportu- 
nity of exploring both of these mounds, ds I feel satisfied that 
they are the remains of large Brahmanical temples. 
213. No. IV mound stands about 1,000 feet outside the west 
gate of the fort. It is 300 feet square at base, and 30 feet in 
height, and has two smaller mounds attached to the north-east 
corner. On excavating the surface I discovered the foundations of 
a temple, 11 feet square inside, with walls 32 feet thick, and a 
long pedestal or raised platform for the reception of statues. The 
entrance is on the east side towards the town. Amongst the ruins 
I found a seated terracotta figure of Siva, 12 inches in height, with 
four arms and three eyes, and one hand holding a large lotus flower. 
I found also in red stone a small right hand grasping the hilt of a 
sword, and a left hand of three-quarter life size, grasping a large 
conch. As the last must have belonged to a figure of Vishnu, it 
is possible that the temple was dedicated to that god, but a 
projecting portion of the pedestal leads me to believe that it must 
have been occupied by a lingam, and if so, the principal figure 
would have been that of Mahadeva. There was also a large 
quantity of ashes inside this temple, from which I infer that it 
was most probably destroyed by the Musalmans in one of their 
early expeditions against the Katehria Rajputs. 
214. The Buddhist remains at Ahi-chhatra are both more exten- 
sive and more ancient than those of the Brahmans. In my survey I 
have marked them by the letters of the Alphabet to distinguish them 
from the Brahmanical ruins, which are numbered. Only three of the 
Buddhist mounds have been excavated, but as most of the others have 
furnished materials for the neighbouring villages, it does not seem — 
likely that their excavation would be attended with any success. I 

