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temple and the river-wall of the present mission bungalow. 
Among the stones are a well-preserved Ganesa, several finely- 
executed friezes, one of which has upon it a much defaced 
inscription in old Telugu characters, and a great quantity of 
fragments of cut stone. 
Dirgltdshi. — Four miles north of Kalingapatam ; an in- 
scription on a huge stone slab at the foot of a rocky hill, 
called Durgamctfa, in 23 lines, Sanskrit, old Tehigu charac- 
ters is important ; " squeeze " taken and translated by the 
writer. On the north-west corner of the hill are the remains 
of a Saiva temple, the founding of which is recorded in the 
inscription ; numerous remains of interest, comprising li/igas, 
images, &e. A small stone image in a cave is still worshipped 
by the villagers as Durga. A portion of the square stone 
pillar on the site of the temple should be dug up and 
examined for inscriptions. 
Da)itavakfruni-korta. — An ancient fort some four miles 
in circumference, twelve miles north of Chieacole, near the 
village of Mulligavalasa ; earthen embankment in good pre- 
servation, still from 30 to 40 feet high in parts. At one 
time surrounded by a moat. Fabled to be the fort of Danta- 
vaktra, king of the Karushas, Vishini Parana, iv. 14, v. 26 ; 
Wilson, vol. iv, 103, 104 {Seicell's References) ; Bhagavatam, 
Utfarabhaga, 492. 
This interesting ruin is singularly bare of antiquarian 
remains. Two lingas are to be seen, one near and the other 
upon the north mound. Within the enclosm-e, near a mass 
of black rocks, is what seems to have been the site of a tem^^le. 
but nothing is to be seen save a defaced Xaudi. As the 
whole fort has been under cultivation for centui'ies, it seems 
probable that many stones have been removed or hidden by 
the earth. On the south-eastern side, beneath a fine Ficiis 
reltgiosa, stands a huge image of Kali, in remai'kably good 
preservation. The image faces the east and is half buried 
in the ground. The roots of the tree have wound them- 
