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204 further; the date corresponds to Sake 1540, there being a difference of 612 years between the two eras.

2. The next oldest dated temple is that known as Burha Râdha Syam's, which, according to the inscription, was built by Rájá Vira Hambira in the year Malla Sake 949, in the reign or kingdom of Rájá Vira Sinha; there is also mention of Rájá Raghunatha Sinha. The date, 949 Mallabda, is seen from other inscriptions dated both in the Malla and in the Sake eras to correspond to Sake 1561, there being a difference of 612 years between the two eras.

3. The next temple, known as Kista Raya’s Jor Bangla, is dated in Malla Sake 960 or 961, the unit figure being somewhat doubtful; the date is also given at length in the Sake era. The Rájás mentioned are Sri Vira Hambira Naresu and Sri Raghunatha Sinha; the date in Sake era corresponds to 1572 or 1573.

4. The next in point of antiquity is the temple known as Kala Chand’s; the inscription mentions Sri Vira Hambira Naresha Sunurdá Dana Nripa Sri Raghunâtha Sinha; it is dated in Malla Sake 962, corresponding to 1574 Sake.

5. The next in age is a nameless temple dated in 964 Malla era; it mentions Malladhipa Sri Raghunâtha and Nripa Sri Vira Sinha; the date corresponds to Sake 1576.

6. The next is the temple known as Murali Mohan's; it is stated in the inscription to have been built by the wife of Vira Sinha, the mother of Durjana Sinha, in the year 971 Mallabda; the date is also given at length as Shasti Sapta Sebandhi of Malla Sake, which, from other inscriptions which are dated both in the Malla and in the Sake eras, is seen to correspond to Sake 1583.

7. Contemporaneous with this is a nameless temple, the inscription of which mentions the names of Raghunâtha, Malinâtha, and Rájá Vira Sinha; it is dated the same as the last one, viz., Mallabda 971, or Sake 1583.

8. A dilapidated, nameless temple comes next in order; it is dated in 979 Mallabda, and the date is written at length as Nara Shaila Anka Malla Sake; the date corresponds to Sake 1591. It was built by a Brahman, Sita Ráma Sarmmana, in the reign of Vira Sinha.

9. The next in age as known is Madana Mohan's temple, built by Sri Masvajarna Bhumipati in the year 1000 of Mallabda Kála, the son of Radha Vrija Rajananda (son of king); the date corresponds to Sake 1612.