Boram
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Boram
Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Manbhum District, Bengal, situated in 23°22N. and 86° 8' E. It is noteworthy on account of the Jain remains in the neighbourhood, on the right bank of the Kasai river. Amid heaps of debris and ruins stand three fine brick temples. The tower of the largest rises from a base of 26 feet square to a height of (at present) about 60 feet ; the upper portion has fallen, but the proportions in other temples cf-the same type suggest that the original building must have been af)out one-third higher than the present ruins.
The chamber occupies only 9 square feet ; the images have been removed. The bricks of which these temples are made are beautifully fashioned, and appear to have been finished by grinding. In this respect, and in their style of ornament and workmanship, these temples resemble the great Buddhist temple of Buddh Gaya in Bihar.
\ylrchaeological Survey Report, vol. viii, pp. 184-6.]
