Report of a Tour through the Bengal Provinces/Puralya
PURALYA.
In Puralya, the head-quarters of the district of Mânbhum, are some old remains; about half a mile to the east of the city, on a high open plateau, are the remnants of two temples: one of these must have been large, and the other close to it was small; a fragment of the amalaka that crowned the larger temple lies on the site; it had a diameter of 7 feet; very few squared stones now remain, the greater portion having naturally been removed to be used up in the now rising city.