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prevent which, by a very temporary remedy, a trench 

 is cut in the area in front of the fabrick, and clofe to it. 

 The lower ftory is quite plain, with two receifes or 

 courts at each end, and all the pillars are devoid of 

 ornament, being extremely fquare and malfy. The 

 paflage into the upper ftory having been flopped up, it 

 was with great difficulty I afcended through a fmall hole 

 on the left hand fide. The room above is of great di- 

 menfions, fupported by eight rows of pillars in depth, 

 all of which are fquare and quite plain, except the front 

 row. At the extremity of the centre aifle is a recefs, 

 containing the Ling of Mahdew; and in the front of 

 it, near the oppohte end, is the bull Nundee, but without 

 his head The lateral walls, as well as that on eace fide 

 the recefs of Mahdew at the end, are adorned with my- 

 thological figures in very high prefervation, and amongll 

 which the Dus Outar (or ten incarnations) are confpi- 

 cuous, whence I prefume the place is named. In the 

 centre of each fide of the lateral walls there is an altar. 



Dimenfions. 



Lower ftory, having a front of fix pillars and two pilaf- 

 fters. 



Length, - - _ - 



Depth, - _ - - 



Height, - - 



Upper ftory, having the fame front as below, 



greateft length, _ - - 



Ditto, - - depth 



Ditto, the fame as below, - height, 



Recefs, - - depth, 



Ditto, lateral, - lengdi. 

 Square ftruQure in the area, length. 



Ditto, _ - breadth, 



Ditto, .- - height. 



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