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work has ever undergone alteration ; and this seems to he by far the 
most ancient temple of the district that still remains tolerably entire. 
The porch consists of four rows of columns, the interstices between 
the two outermost of which, as I have said, are filled up with bricks to form 
the walls. Bound the porch, but not built into the wall, have been placed a 
row of small images intended as an ornament and not at all consecrated to 
worship. 
“ They were placed in the following order : — A Surya similar to that 
worshipped, Jagadamba, as usual killing a man and a buffalo, a Haragauri 
as usual, a Ganes dancing as that at Dinajpur, another Haragauri as usual, 
a Lukshmi Narain or Vasudeva, as usual ; another Surya ; a male called 
Vishnu, like Vasudeva but in armour ; one called Gauri Sankar represents 
a male sitting between two females and leaning one foot on a crocodile. 
There is here neither bull nor lion as in the common Gauri Sankar, or Ha- 
ragauri. Another Ganes, another Gauri Sankar or Haragauri. Another 
Ganes ; another Gauri Sankar, or Haragauri, another Ganesa, another Gauri 
Sankar like the last, a Narasingha in the form usual in the ancient tem- 
ples of this district, a strange male figure, called Trinilcrama Avatar, which 
I have seen nowhere else ; a female sitting on a bull and leaning on a porcine 
head which is called Varaha, but is quite different from that so-called at 
Baragang, nor have I seen it anywhere else ; although among such immense 
numbers of images as are scattered through this district, many may have 
escaped my notice. 
“ On the outside of the door is a very curious sculpture, which is. called 
Bhairau, but seems to me to represent a prince riding out to hunt the ante- 
lope. He is accompanied by archers, musicians, targeteers, women, dogs, &c. 
The animal on which he rides is by the natives called a sheep, but I pre- 
sume, was intended to represent a horse. The last temple of the place im- 
mediately north to that of Surjya is an entire ruin, and has contained an 
enormous linga, before which is placed the form of Gauri Sankar that is 
common at the place.” 
To the south of the village of Dapthu is a large dried up tank, now a 
flourishing rice field. To the north of this is a huge mound covered with 
the densest jungle. I made an excavation through it, and found a colossal 
figure of Vishnu somewhat mutilated, and a doorway of great beauty. This 
has been photographed. It consists of three pieces. The two lintels are 
ornamented with boldly executed mouldings to the right and left, and towards 
the centre by lines of figures, apparently those of dancers and musicians. 
The chief feature of the upper cornice is a crowd of figures supporting a crown, 
extended over some object of veneration, which has been too much mutilated 
to admit of description. The musical instruments, dresses, etc., are precisely 
those of the present day. 
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