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II. The temple of Bhimesvara. 
III. The temple of Somesvara. 
IV. Ruins of old temples, &c. 
V. The Padmanabha Hill. 
VI. Old coins. 
VII. Old forts in ruins. 
VIII. The Kalingaa. 
IX. A stone inscription andalingaat Teligipenta, 
X. Copper-plate inscriptions. 
4. (I.) The Mtikh alingesvara teviple. The idol is called 
Mukhalingesvara, because the linga has what is called a 
face carved on it, or because (as the Kshetramdhdtmya 
explains) it is the linga, the first and the most important 
of the ten million lingas that are supposed to be there. 
The village is now called after the idol, but formerly it 
bore the name of Jayantapuram. The inscriptions on the 
walls and pillars of the temple refer to the idol as Madhuke- 
svara, a name which, the Kshetramahdtmya says, applied 
to the god as he manifested himself in the trunk of a 
madhuka tree. 
5. The central shrine {garbhakovUa) is a narrow room 
with a high conical top, to which is attached a small manda- 
pa or hall, the terrace of which is sujjporfced by only six 
pillars of stone, without capitals and without auy carvings, 
three on each side, surrounded by a stone wall at a dis- 
tance of about six feet from the pillars. The gateways of 
the mandapa and the garbhakSvila open to the east in the 
same line. The mandapa has another gateway to the 
south, near the garhhakovila. The outer walls of the man- 
dapa have sculptured figures carved on them, represent- 
ingvarious deities, which are of chaste design. The exterior 
of the garbhakovUa has perhaps likewise sculptured figures 
on it ; but a thick coating of plaster now covers all. All 
round this edifice is a spacious courtyard, containing some 
