74 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [March, 



The following is an abstract. 



The temples (lour in number) are situated on a rock close by the 

 spot where the Grand Trunk Road crosses the Barakar river. They 

 are surrounded by ruins which indicate that the site was that of a 

 large monastery. The courts were at one time all paved with stone, 

 and the temples were highly ornamented, and contained stone figures 

 of great beauty. On the right hand side of the entrance of the most 

 modern looking of the temples, there are two inscriptions. One of 

 them, in the old Bengali character, dated Wednesday, the 8th of the 

 wane in the month of Phalguna, Saka year 1383=A. D. 1459, 

 records the dedication of a number of idols by one Haripriya, the 

 favourite wife of a king. 



Although the inscription gives no clue to the sect of the dedicator, 

 her name (the beloved of Hari), the subject of the dedication (a number 

 of gods), and the allusion to Haris Chandra and future rewards, leave 

 no doubt of its being a Hindu record. 



The following are its transcript and translation. 



Transcript. 



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£*T\ CTf^f <?T\ SKTftfa Sf?"*&^*S ^f?f^TC?I1 



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Translation. 



On a fortunate Wednesday, the 8th of the wane, in the month of 

 Phiilguna, in the Saka year 1383, Haripriya, the favourite of the 

 most beautiful (Bhurisri) lord of the earth (king, Bhusakra) with 

 a view to obtain rewards in a future world, handsomely consecrated a 

 number of divine images even as Harischandra did (of yorc^). 



2. — From Col. R. C. Tytler, describing a specimen of Vultur 

 monachus. 



Umballa, 3rd March, 1866. 



" My dear Grote, — I have this moment, or rather an hour ago, shot 

 v. splendid specimen of that rare and noble bird the Vidtur monachus. 

 Although the bird figures in museums, little or nothing seems to be 

 known of it, further than what dried skins can give : I have been 

 watching those I have seen very closely, so I send you an account for 

 publication. For there can be no doubt but that many will be interested 

 in the little I have to say. 



