MOUNTAINS TO THE EASTWARD OF ELLORA. 591 



The ceiling has ])ecn very handsomely painted in 

 circles, many parts of which, and the border, con- 

 sisting of figures, are entire, both of men and women, 

 the former of which are generally bare-headed, with, 

 short drawers or Chobias, the women with only the 

 lower parts covered. There is no inscription in the 

 cave. There are groups of dancers and singers, with 

 the same instruments as are now in use. Some of 

 the painted figures have highly ornamented head 

 dresses, like Tiaras ; but it seems an argument against 

 the antiquity of the painting, that much of the fine 

 sculpture and fluting of the pillars are covered by it, 

 which, it may be supposed, would not have been 

 done by the original artist. 



ADNAUT SUBBA. 



Is on the left hand entrance of theJtcgnath Suhba, as 

 represented in the Plate A. The entrance of this ex- 

 cavation is unfinished, and above the entrance has 

 the figures of Luchmee Narrain with two attend- 

 ants, much injured by time and weather. At the 

 extremity of the cave, opposite the entrance, is seated 

 the idol Adnaut; and from the left, there is an 

 opening into another cave, of smaller dimensions, 

 but infinitely better work; that is now so much 

 choked with earth, as to have left scarce more than 

 the capitals of the pillars above the ground. These 

 capitals are very handsomely finished in the style of 

 the front ones of Jugnath Subba. 



Dimensions of the cave of Adnaut. 



Feet. Inthft, 



Height of the figure, sitting, - 4 £1 

 From the entrance to the figure in a recess, 45 

 From the entrance to the plane of the op- 

 posite wall, - - - 34> 6 

 From side to side, - - - 28 6 

 Height of the ceiling, - - 9 4 

 Square of a pillar being plain (figures in the 

 sides of some), - - - 2 1 1 

 C c 4 Height 



