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The site of the western wall is still discernible. The 

 pillars of the main gate are still standing, and in clearing 

 portions of the brushwood the trace of the road leading to 

 the Mdligdwa revealed itself. The gate appears to have 

 opened into the principal street in the city, and is lined on 

 either side by a number of granite pillars which are yet 

 standing, with occasional mounds, such as have already 

 been mentioned ; near to the entrance of the main 

 gate stand 15 square pillars about 8 ft. or 10 ft. above the 

 ground ; and on one of these pillars there is an inscription 

 with the sun and moon carved on it, indicating the former 

 existence of a large building. 



There are also the sites of two other buildings, one con- 

 taining 6 and the other 12 pillars ; passing these we come 

 to the site of another structure of 10 pillars, each nearly 

 10 ft. high, one standing. 



There are numerous ponds about the place, the largest of 

 which, about 200 ft. square, is designated Das Pokuna, in 

 token of the thousand ponds which the city contained. The 

 water of this pond is excellent, and is used by the priests 

 for drinking purposes. 



The ruins of the Relic palace, or Daladd Mdligdwa, is 50 ft. 

 long, 30 ft. broad, containing 32 pillars, 12 or 15 ft. high. 

 The floor and the sides are of elaborately carved stones with 

 flight of rock steps like those above described. On one side 

 of the ruins stand 7 pillars, which are said to mark the site 

 of the Maha Vishnu Dewale, and near it on an enclosed piece 

 of ground, about five acres, there is a mound, to which 

 tradition assigns the site of the king's palace. 



Panda-vewa* 



At this stage it will be of interest to take leave of the 

 ruins of the ancient city and devote some space to the 

 magnificent tank Panda-vewa, now in utter disrepair, which 

 doubtless in ages past supplied the citizens with wholesome 



* Summarized from Mr. Parker's Report on Panda-vewa (Sessional 

 Papers, 1881). 



