1865.] Report of the Archeological Survey. 243 
ancient records. He is said to have erected 360 temples, on as many 
different spots, sacred to Rdma and Sité his wife, to his brothers 
Lakshmana, Bharata, and Satrughna, and to the monkey god Hanu- 
man. ‘The number of 360 is also connected with Sdlvvdhana, as his 
clansmen the Bais Rajputs assert that he had 360 wives. 
312. There are several very holy Brahmanical temples about 
Ajudhya, but they are all of modern date, and without any architec- 
tural pretensions whatever. But there can be no doubt that most of 
them occupy the sites of more ancient temples that were destroyed by 
the Musalmans. Thus Rdmkot, or Hanuman Garhi, on the east side 
of the city, is a small walled fort, surrounding a modern temple on the 
top of an ancient mound. The name of Ramkot is certainly old, as 
it is connected with the traditions of the Mani Parbat, which will be 
hereafter mentioned ; but the temple of Hanuman is not older than 
the time of Aurangzib. Ram Ghat, at the north-east corner of the 
city, is said to be the spot where Rama bathed; and Swrgdwéari, or 
Swargadwari, the “gate of Paradise,”’ on the north-west, is believed 
to be the place where his body was burned. Within a few years ago 
there was still standing here a very holy Banyan tree called Asok Bat, 
or the “ griefless Banyan,’’ a name which was probably connected 
with that of Swargadwéri, in the belief that people who died or were 
burned at this spot were at once relieved from the necessity of future 
births. Close by is the Lakshman Ghat, where his brother Lakshman 
bathed, and about one-quarter of a mile distant, in the very heart of 
the city, stands the Janam Asthdn, or “ Birth-place temple” of Rama. 
Almost due west, and upwards of five miles distant is the Guptar Ghat, 
with its group of modern white-washed temples. This is the place where 
Lakshman is said to have disappeared, and hence its name of Guptdr 
from Gupta, which means “hidden or concealed.” Some say that it 
was Rama who disappeared at this place, but this is at variance with 
the story of his cremation at Swargadwart. 
313. The only remains at Ajudhya that appear to be of any anti- 
quity, are three earthen mounds to the south of the city, and about a 
quarter of a mile distant. These are called Wani-Parbat, Kuber-Parbat 
and Sugrib-Parbat. The first, which is nearest to the city, is an artificial 
mound, 65 feet in height, covered with broken bricks and blocks of 
kankar, The old bricks are eleven inches square and three inches thick. 
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