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attitude of fpringing, the latter of walking. Near each 

 horle a banner of yellow filk, painted with filver dragons, 

 is ilifplayed. 



In the middle of this area are two wooden turrets fur- 

 rounded with galleries ; a large bell of caft iron which is 

 rtruck occafionally with a large wooden mallet, hangs in 

 the Eaftern turret; the other contains two kettle drums 

 of an enormous fize, fimilar to thofe made ufe of in the 

 religious ceremonies of the Galmucs. On each fide of 

 this area are ranges of buildings inhabited by the prieft 

 of the temple. 



This area communicates by means of an handfome 

 gateway with the inner court, which is bordered on each 

 fide by fmall compartments open in front, with rails be- 

 fore them; in the infide of thefe compartments the 

 legendary ftories of the idols are exhibited in a feries 

 of hiftorical paintings. At the farther extremity 

 of this court ftands a large building, confi:ru61:ed in the 

 fame ftyle of archite<51;ure as the temple. The infide is 

 fixty feet long and thirty broad : it is ftored with antient 

 weapons, and infi:ruments of war of a prodigious fize ; 

 fuch as Ipears, fcythes, and long pikes, with broad 

 blades, fhields, coats of arms, and military enfigns re- 

 prefenting hands ■••'', dragons heads, and other carved 



♦ Thefe hands refemble the nianipulary Itandards of the Romans. 



figures. 



