276 A DESCRIPTION OF 



X. 



A DESCRIPTION 



OF A 



CAVE NEAR G Y A. 



By JOHN HERBERT HARINGTON, Esq. 



A KNOWLEDGE of the Antiquities of Hindojian 

 forming one of the feveral objects propofed by the 

 inftitution of our Society, with the hope of communicat- 

 ing fomething acceptable on this head, I took the op- 

 portunity of a late excurfion up the country, to fee the 

 Cave which Mr. Hodgekis a few years fince attempted 

 to vifit, at the defire, I believe, of the late Governor 

 General, but was afTafTinated in his way to it by the 

 followers of one of the rebellious allies of Cheyt Sing. 

 On my defcribing it to the Prefident, whom I had the 

 pleafure to accompany, I was encouraged by him to 

 think that a particular account of it would be curious 

 and ufeful ; and in confequence made a fecond vifit to 

 it from Gyd, when I took the following measurements, 

 and, by the means of my MoonJIiee, a copy of the infcrip- 

 tion on it, which I had defpaired of prefenting to you, 

 but in its original language, (a Pandit at Bendris having 

 attempted in vain to get it read during thefe la ft three 

 months,) till the kindaffiftance of Mr. Wilkins enabled 

 me to add the accompanying tranflation and remarks, to 

 what would otherwife have given little fatisfaclion. 



The hill, or rather rock, from which the cavern is 

 dug, lies about fourteen miles north of the ancient city 



of 



