Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c12.s1: Mālsiras

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THE Sholāpur District is even more bare of antiquarian remains than the Sātārā District, and, what there is, is not of very much account. At Mālsiras, fifty miles west by north from Sholāpur, are the ruins of two old temples—that of Someśvara, just inside the north-east gate of the town, and that of Mahābaleśvara, a short distance outside to the north-east, on the bank of the stream. The former stands upon a high basement and is much ruined—the shrine, without its tower, and some of the pillars and beams of the *mandapa* alone standing. Carved blocks for the ceiling lie about, and the temple, generally, looks as if it had been left unfinished. The other shrine is rather a mean little building, but, though old, it is in a better state of preservation than the first. (Plate XCV.)