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More Buddhist Remains in Orissa. 
[No. 1, 
was a square platform, about 40 feet square, of hewn laterite stones, from 
which rose twelve pillars, octagonal and with rounded capitals, but much 
worn by the action of the elements, and covered with grey lichen. To the 
west of this was a rude square building composed of the same stones, 
roughly put together without mortar. This had evidently been constructed 
from the stones of the older structure, as there were pieces of mouldings, 
capitals of pillars and sculptured stones, some upside down, and all evidently 
out of place. Inside, smeared with Vermillion and turmeric, were numerous 
portions of statues, heads, arms, a mutilated trunk or two, few of which 
bore any resemblance to the traditional figures of Hindu mythology. 
The images unfortunately are so smeared with Vermillion and oil, that it 
is difficult to make out all the details. There seems to be a serpent’s hood 
over the head of one, but it is too much worn to admit of any certainty. 
The next day the camp was at Dhartnsala on the Brahmani river, 
31 miles north of Katak. One mile to the west of the road, at the foot 
of a little hill, on a small promontory jutting out into the river, stands a 
temple of Siva, under the name of Golcarnes 'wara Mahadeva, or as the 
peasants call it, Gok’ns’r Maliadeb. This is one of the usual Siva temples of 
the melon or ninepin shape, so common in Orissa. It faces the east, and in 
front of it is a square platform of laterite stones, surrounded by pillars exactly 
similar in design to the Kopari ones ; they are twelve in number, three at 
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The Mahadeb temple has been built of stones taken from some pari of 
this ancient structure, though the fact is concealed by its being entirely 
covered with a smooth coating of plaster. The Hindu statues of late date 
surrounding this temple are of remarkable beauty and fineness. The principal 
figure is called by the people Saraswati, and represents a smiling woman with 
four arms holding a conch and lotus, with many female attendants with 
laughing faces grouped round the principal which is not in relief, but has 
the stone cut away at the back of the figure. 
This image was found in the river some years ago, and the others were 
found in the jungle close by, or as the attendant Brahman states, suddenly 
appeared out of the rock, and ordered themselves to be worshipped ! 
