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a single stone without ornament. The edges of the lowest course have 

 a plain moulding of three straight edged fillets, 

 (Vide woodcuts) and the upper course a similar 

 one, except that the central fillet is rounded. 



To the east and west of the temple are rec- 

 tangular foundations, of the same width as, and 

 continuous with, that of the temple itself ; but 

 there is no trace of surrounding walls. There 

 are, however, numberless hewn stones lying about 



^ in all directions. From the position of the 



I building, the ground being high on three sidess 



it may once have stood in water, like the other temple. The pedestal 

 of a llngam remains in the centre of the interior. 



Bhaumajo.* 



At Bhaumajo (pronounced Bhoomzoo by the natives} there are 

 two temples, besides that described by General Cunningham. The 

 larger of the two has been appropriated by the Mahomedans for 

 a tomb, and disguised as much as possible ; so much so, indeed, 

 that when first I visited the cave temple, I did not think it worth 

 while examining this other close by, on account of its new and 

 plastered, appearance. It is, however, in a very perfect state of preser- 

 vation, but its details cannot, at present, be seen on account of the 

 thick plaster with which the building is in most parts overlaid. The 

 pyramidal roof is probably uninjured, but it is buried in a mound 

 of earth surmounting the square Mahomedan roof, which now disguises 

 the nature of the building. With some difficulty, I obtained admission 

 to the interior, which I found to be a square of 8 feet. The ceiling 

 is like that of the smaller temple at Lidar.f There is a door on the 

 north side, but the other walls are covered with plaster, rendering it 

 impossible to see whether they once had doors or not. The third 

 temple, however, on the west of the tomb, has only one door, viz., 

 to the north. 



The exterior is a square of 16£ feet, with corner pilasters 2 feet 

 1J inches thick. There are porches with high trefoiled arches on 



* See Cunningham, page 251, and the Bishop's letter to the Asiatic Society, 

 1865. 



f See ante, p. 99. 



