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1901.] N. Dey —Kalnha Hill in the District of Hazarihagh. 
deliberately concocted the story that the place was the site of Raja 
Virata’s palace in order to conceal its Buddhistic origin, or they were 
led to the belief by the five figures of Buddha, either seated or stand¬ 
ing, carved on the hill of Akagalocana, which they took to be the 
images of the five Pandavas who had taken refuge in the court of 
Virata. 
I feel quite confident that if proper measures be taken for the 
exploration of this place and the decipherment of the inscriptions before 
they get further obliterated by a competent antiquarian, it w r ould not 
only elucidate the name of the place and fix the date of the sculptures 
and buildings, but throw much light upon many matters which are yet 
hazy and doubtful. 
