The village of Barsur (19’07’: 81’18’) lies 27 km. north of Gidam (Fig. I) and is spectacular due to the wide spread ruins. It is locally known that the place was at its zenith during the Nagbansi rule in the !lth century A.D. and had 147 temples and 147 tanks. The only remains of this ancient rich civilisation, can be seen in the form of a few rickety temples, heaps of rubble, some beautifully preserved statues and sculpture and outline of dry and silted tanks. The Archaeological Survey of India is understood to have salvaged a part of the stone sculptures found in the area, some of which were obtained while ploughing the fields. The magnificent structure of tho Battisa temple though dilapidated still exists in the area (Fig. 2). The other fairly well preserved structure is known as Mama-Bhanja-Ka tample. A elegant statue of Lord Ganesh 2 to 2.5m high and about 5m in girth is further maintained under a new constructed roof in the area.