Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I.—History Literature &c 1866

[No.‘1 Sketch of Windows in F G. The absence of voussoirs proves that the former dates from the early part of the 13th century ; whilst the date of the latter is detemined by the red sandstone gratings fixed in the windows which are identical in style with those in the Alai Durwaza ; into the walls of which at F G they have been carefully bonded from the very first the whole forming one wo [...] It founs an integral portion of the wall in which it occurs and has evidently been there from the first ; whilst the style of the masonry and the manner in which it -is bonded in with the main wall show distinctly that the barbican is of the same date as the rest of the walls and we have thus proof positive that these as they now stand are the i'vork of Ala-u-din and not of Anang At Shahpoor [...] The style of the ornamentation of the battlements and of the mouldings so strongly resembles that in the " Alai Darwaza" at the Kutb that there can be no reasonable doubt as to the two buildings having been designed and built at the same period; and we have thus Inple warrant for describing the Lall Mahal as the work of Ala-. -din. [...] (22.) Commencing the ascent in the early morning the pilgrims pass by the holy rocks of Amreeshur (giver of immortality ) whence issues the philtre of immortality proceeding front the crested head of Mahadeo the drink or ichor of the immortals. [...] 8 or the pilgrimage of Klinie Mdtdr which 1st ds the pilgrim down the river to Buranzopla (more properly Wars gool Wara being' a name of Vishnoo the preserver signifying the " Hog " who is fabled to have at this place rooted up the earth of the valley from beneath the water of the primveval lake in fashion of a hog with his tusks ) This of course bears reference to the Hindu fable of the or