178 Rajendralala Mitra —On the Temples of Deoghar. [No. 2, 
No. 4 is dedicated to the goddess Annapurna, ‘the great almoner.’ It 
too has an inscription. 
No. 5 is the sacred well Chanclralcupct * the repository of the holy 
waters of all the sacred pools on earth, which Havana is said to have exca¬ 
vated to relieve himself of the necessity of daily bringing water for worship 
from the Himalaya mountains. It is very awkwardly situated, right in 
front of the main entrance to the courtyard. The parapet round the well 
is of an octagonal form, and is kept in such good repair, with the plaster 
often renewed, that it is impossible to judge of its age from its appearance 
or make. The water is very good and clear, and that would suggest the 
inference that much sediment cannot have accumulated at the bottom. It 
is largely used both for the daily service of the temples and for drinking 
purposes b} T the people of the neighbourhood. 
No. 6 is an unfinished temple. Mr. Beglar describes it at some length. 
He says: 
“ The finest of all the temples is the unfinished temple D ; this, from 
the plan, is seen to be a single cell, once surrounded on all sides, now on 
three sides only, by pillars, which supported the roof of a veranda all 
round. From an examination of the pillars, however, it is clear that they 
formed no part of the original design, as they differ among each other in 
form, in size, in execution, and in position with reference to the central 
building, the pillars being not at a uniform but at varying distances from 
the walls on the various sides ; these pillars further shew that the enclo¬ 
sure wall is a later addition even than themselves, as one of the pillars is 
imbedded in the eastern enclosure wall. 
“ Divested of its pillars, this temple is seen to be a single cell, sur¬ 
mounted by a tower roof ; it is ornamented externally by plain raised bands 
of mouldings; these are neither elegant nor bold, and are situated so high 
up, leaving such a height of bare blankness below, as to look quite out of 
place. Below, the corners are indented and sculptured into plain rectili¬ 
near mouldings by way of ornament ; this process has the effect of making 
the corners look particularly weak, and, but for the veranda, which now 
acts a friendly part, by breaking up the height, and shutting off as it were 
the main tower from the basement portion, the error of the proceeding 
would become painfully evident. * * * 
“ The tower does not diminish with a graceful curve, but slopes up¬ 
wards from above a certain point in almost a straight line. The knee or 
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