50 Antiquities of the Gay a District. [No. 1, 



east, but it most likely came from the Burabnr hills, which are only 6 

 miles from here. 



The little temple or " Mutli" is about 100 years old, and is said to 

 have been built by a Mussalman Zemindar, a singular instance of toler- 

 ation, if true. 



Beta. — A mile further on is the village of Bela ; there is a dak bun- 

 galow here, and it is the point where the main road is left by visitors 

 going to the Burabur hills. 



To the north of the village are extensive mounds of brick rubbish, 

 several large tanks and the ruins of several temples (judging by the 

 number of Lingams) dedicated to Mahadeo ; they lie to the east of 

 the large mound, through and over which the main road lies. To the 

 south of this there is a modern temple dedicated to Kalee, built by the 

 Tikaree family, in the Adytum of which there are a number of figures, 

 principally in fragments : there are several of a Buddhist character. 



Palee. — About two miles further on at a village called Palee, there 

 is a large tank, now nearly filled up, to the north of which there are 

 several life-sized figures standing on the road side, but of no interest, 

 and of the kind so very common in this district. 



Nair. — About four miles further on is a village called Nair ; to the 

 east of the village through which the road runs, is the ruin of a tem- 

 ple, with the pillared portico still standing ; (see Photographs Nos. 10 

 and 11, Plate I.) The pillars are of granite in one block ; the temple 

 itself would seem to have been of brick, but is now only marked by 

 a mound of brick rubbish : its internal chamber is still standing, and 

 now contains a lingam. 



There are several statues lying about, mostly in a mutilated condi- 

 tion, but none of them are of much interest. There are several large 

 tanks in the neighbourhood, both to the east and west of the road, 

 with several lingams in situ. 



Returning to Bela and leaving the Patna road there, after going 

 about six miles to the east, is the isolated peak called Kowa Dhol, but 

 as this has been so fully described both by Major Kittoe and Col. Cun- 

 ningham, I need only describe the photographs from this and adjacent 

 localities. 



No. 12. View of Kowa Dhol from the east, showing the site of the 

 ancient village on the right. 



