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 except the first storey of his Palace had been burnt down. So he got them rebuilt on quite a new plan "The Harem" or lady-quarters, the entrance-hall, the visiting-hall, the court- hall, the puja-mahal (the place of worship) and so on. Big bungalows were built in and near the main pleasure-gardens of Langarkhana. The four main streets of Venkatagiri were nicely planned and completed, and the local pond of Polisetti (the chief drinking-water source) was well repaired and steps neatly built. The State Palanquin "Jala Dhar" which was presented to his father by the Delhi Emperor was gradually going to decay. So it was repaired and highly supplemented with gold work. A six-pillared gold Ambhari was newly made.

Literary and Miscellaneous. — The Rajah's literary fame is remembered by three productions of his day. First, the nine lyrical gems composed by the same poet Kasturi