| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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MUNDESVARI |
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| It would appear
from numerous heaps of bricks that the town of Garohat extended about 11 miles from east
to west, and half a mile from north to south; it has not been fortified; but I believe
that all the passes into the valley have been defended by lines. I thought that I could
trace a very high rampart and wide ditch running in a straight line from the great mass of
hills to the detached hill east from Bhagawanpur and in the pass between the latter and
the detached hill next to it towards the west, at the village of Suraiya, has been
collected some fragments of images called Hanuman, who at present is a favourite in that
part of the country; but none of them have the smallest resemblance to a monkey. I could
trace three of them to resemble entirely, what in the ruins of the Behar Cheros were
called Ganesa, Hargauri leaning on a bull and lion, and Narayana riding on Garuda. A head
also resembled that of the image called Vasudeva.The work, which by the vulgar are
attributed to the Cheros, extended also all along the north side of the detached hills,
both east and west from Garohat, where they have left several tanks and reservoirs, and
some scattered images. Among these Rumajaya my native assistant, on the road between
Majhar and Garohat, observed a Buddha seated in usual posture. The most remarkable of
these detached works is, however, the temple of Mundesvarialready mentioned. |
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