The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.90

v2.c16.90

**Gopalpura and Munchapura :**—A few feet below and to the north-west of the last, there are two unpretending little groups of caves (Plate I, E and F), which bear the modern names of Gopālapura, and Munchapura. The larger of the two, sometimes called Martyaloka, ‘the region of mortals,’ and also Mānikapura, or the ‘jewel cave,’ comprises a hall 33 ft. 4″ by 6 by 7, two side-rooms, and a verandah 25 feet 4 inches long. The hall was originally divided into two rooms by a partition wall which has, however, long since been knocked down. The side rooms are accessible by the verandah. On the piers of the hall there are two inscriptions in the Lāṭ character, but both worn out and indistinct, and altogether the group is of little interest as a relic of the past.