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is fully 6 feet in length. There were lying about, both in the temple 

 and near a bridge three miles nearer Eta, by the road side, many cut 

 blocks of kankar. 



One of them, figured as No. 10, bore traces of great antiquity, and 

 reminded me of some faces similarly arranged, which I had drawn at 

 Benares : the type is a universal one. 



Many fragments of cornice were also lying there, all indicating a large 

 building. Two of these are shewn drawn to scale in Figures 3 and 4. 

 Ornamental details, figures 2 and 12 indicate the date of the work, 

 the former being very bold and effective ; whilst the latter, in spite 

 of the rough grain of the kankar, looks very rich. 



Moulding, Mo. 13 is ornamented with the old denticulated pattern, 

 and has a good effect. 



Figure 11, shews two tigers, more modern in their design. 



From the above it will be seen that the details of ornamentation 

 were very rich, in spite of the uncompromising nature of the material, 

 viz. porous block kankar. 



The temple was built upon a slight mound raised with earth, dug 

 from the neighbouring marsh, now nearly filled up by the annually 

 drifting sand of this part of the country. The temple covered a 

 space of about 75 feet square. 



The form would appear to have been oblong. I was able to 

 recover two of the pillars, which had been originally used. It will 

 be seen by figures 8 and 9, that they were of a very simple and 

 early style. 



The base figures in both and the central portion in each is eight- 

 sided. The upper recessed portion in Figure 9 has, however, only six 

 sides. These pillars may have formed part of the same building ; for 

 we often find different patterns employed in one edifice. 



Figure 7 represents an eaves- stone cut in imitation of wood 

 work. It probably covered some small door or upper light, and, as 

 before remarked, resembles those found at Jaunpur (Pair Daruba 

 and Atala mosque) and Rajghat, Benares. The figure of a sitting 

 Buddha is still on the spot to point out who were the founders, 

 although there are also several Hindu deities present in effigy on 

 sundry slabs of stone, to attest the subsequent appropriation. 



Around the niches once occupied by figures of Buddha are handsome 

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