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peculiarity in the formation of its letters. But this peculiarity was 
unnoticed by the original transcriber, and consequently the print types 
of the Kutila characters, which have been prepared both in Germany 
and in England, are entirely wanting in this special characteristic 
which gives its name to the alphabet. The letter 7 and the attached 
vowels are perhaps the most faulty. 
361. The village of Dewal is situated 16 miles to the 8. 8. EH. of 
Pilibhit, on the west bank of the Kau, or Katni Nala. There are two 
or three plain brick rooms which are called temples, and in one of 
these the inscription is deposited ; but it is said to have been found 
amongst the ruins of Garh-Gdjana, or Tlahibas, on the opposite bank 
of the stream. Garh-Gadjana is a large ruined mound, about 800 feet 
square, which includes two small tanks on the east side; but although 
it is called a Garh, or fort, it was most probably only the country 
residence of Raja Lalla, who founded it. The small modern village of 
Tlahabas is situated close to the south-east corner of Garh-Gajana, and 
near it on the south side are the ruins of a very large temple, amongst 
which the inscription is said to have been discovered. The figure of 
the Varaha Avatar of Vishnu, which is now in the Dewal temple, was 
found in the same place. The mound of ruins is 200 feet square at 
base, but the walls of the temple are no longer traceable, as the bricks 
and kankar blocks have been carried away by the villagers. I traced 
the remains of at least six other temples around the principal mass f 
ruin, but there was nothing about them worth noting. To th® 
south there are two larger mounds, which appear to be the remains of 
an old village. 
362. The Kau or Katni Nala continues its course to the south for 
three miles, until opposite the large village of Deoriya, when it turns 
sharply to the east for two miles, to the south end of a large ruined 
fort which is now called Garha-Khera, or the “fort mound.” The 
Katni Nala here turns to the north, and, after running round the three 
other sides of the ruined fort, returns to within a few hundred yards 
of the point from whence it took its northerly course. It thus forms 
a natural ditch to the old stronghold of the Bachhal Rajas, which is — 
only approachable on the southern side. The fort has been deserted 
for many centuries, and is covered with dense jungle, in which several 
tigers have been killed within the last few years. A single cart track 

