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30 wide, and about 6 feet above the surrounding rocks. It is constructed 
almost entirely of the materials of Buddhist buildings — I counted more than 
30 pillars in the floor alone, — and this is easily accounted for by a large pile 
of ruins at either end of the platform. The mound to the east is nearly 30 
feet high, and its surface is bestrewn with pillars and stone slabs. The ruins 
to the west are undoubtedly those of a temple or vih&ra, and several gray 
stone columns arc still erect. The modern Jaina temples on the platform 
deserve some notice, as all of them abound, more or less, in Buddhist orna- 
mentation. The first of the series of four is only about 10 feet square, and 
18 surmounted by a simple semi-circular cupola. It is dedicated to Chan- 
draprabha, the 8th Tirthankara. The doorway is a fine specimen of 
Buddhist art. In the centre is a figure of Buddha under a canopy, and 
three parallel rows of exquisite geometrical pattern run round the 
sides. Above the door, a large ornamental slab, about five feet long 
and eight inches wide, is inserted in the masonry. It is divided into 
seven compartments, the first of which, on either side, contain figures of 
elephants, and the remainder — groups of figures in the attitude of the dance. 
This is almost identical with the ornamentation of a very beautiful doorway 
excavated by me from the mound at Dapthu, and which is now in my col- 
lection of Buddhist sculptures. The next temple is divided into two cham- 
bers, and is of considerable size. It is dedicated to Mahavira, and both the 
mner and outer doors are very fine. The cornice of the latter is divided 
into nine compartments, in the first of which a man is represented in the act 
of dedicating a chaitya. The others are filled with the usual Buddhist de- 
vices. The top of the temple is pyramidal in shape. The next pagoda is 
faced by an open court, to the right and left of which are two slabs, the one 
covered with the representation of the ten Incarnations of Vishnu, and the 
other with those of the Nine Planets. The vacant space at the base of the 
carving is covered with a modern inscription in Nagari. The doorway is 
surmounted by a comparatively plain moulding. This temple is dedicated 
to Munisuvrata, the 20th Jaiua Tirthankara, who is said to have been 
born in Rajgir. Inside the fourth temple are four charanas — two of them 
being of white marble. They are dedicated respectively to Mahavira [or 
Vardham&na], Parshwanatha, Shanthanatha, and Kunthunatha — the 24th, 
23rd, 16th, and 17th Tirthankaras respectively. 
Beaving the temples and skirting the north side of the ravine, you 
cross a nan’ow ridge which brings you to Mount Ratnagir. The summit is 
crowned by a temple decorated with some small black basalt columns, 
elaborately carved. From this a stone staircase or pathway leads down the 
western slope of the hill to the plain beneath. 
Between Itatnagir and Udayagir lies a narrow valley covered with 
jungle, situated, as nearly as possible due north-east of the ancient city, 
