The Commentary of Father Monserrate 2.3.7

2.3.7

The above is a description of Mandho. The party arrived at Usena, near the river Machipara, on the second day after leaving this vast city. The founder of Usena is said to have been Birbitcremas, who is venerated as a God, and as the inventor of all the mechanic arts, by the people of the whole of Gedrosia and the neighbouring provinces. This superstition may probably be accounted for by Birbitcremas' interest and skill in such arts. For he was a very powerful and wealthy king, and the designer of many great works, which he left as a memorial of his glory, and which are still to be seen in the shape of numerous ancient temples. If one comes across an ancient temple of this type anywhere in this part of India and asks who was its builder, the reply is sure to be 'Birbitcremas.' And if a builder or carpenter is asked whom he honours and worships as his god, he will surely answer 'Birbitcremas.' The said Birbitcremas' style of architecture possesses a distinctive character of its own, and is not unpleasing to the eye, though it is infinitely inferior to the glories of the Roman workmanship.