THE JAINS. 2^9 



fathoms, inclosed within a strong wall, with many 

 »mall temples and other buildings. Here were, in 

 former times, seventy-two well shaped images; of 

 which there now remain, in good condition, only 

 forty-two, placed in a gallery, under a portico, sup- 

 ported by pillars, which is carried inside, along the 

 wall. They say, that these are images of their Tir- 

 fhacars, of the last, present, and future ages. The 

 great image, being of too great height to be covered, 

 is in the open air; appearing like a column on, the 

 hill, when viewed as far as eight cos on all sides. 



On the other hill, called Chandragiri, close to the 

 village, are several sacred temples ; there are also 

 many temples in the town. The Sannyasi resides in 

 a Matlia within the town ; where are some images 

 of stone and metal, for his domestic worship : in 

 other places, he employs people to perform worship 

 to them regularly. In the government of the Mysore 

 Rajas, and of Haider Nayac, certain villages were 

 o-ranted, in Jao-'ir, to the o'od and the collep'e. There 

 are not any families of any other principal casts, ex- 

 cepting Jabis, in the village of BcUigola. 



At this place they used to celebrate, once a year, a 

 great festival to the god. Two months before its 

 commencement, the head of ihe Matlia used to send 

 a written notice over the countr}', to announce the 

 festival to all Srdvacs or Jains: On the receipt of 

 this paper, great numbers of this sect, even from 

 Hindustan, came to attcn-.l the ceremony, and worsliip 

 the a;od. This festival was neo'lected. f . r six- or se- 

 ven years, through the oppression of the late g,overn- 

 ment ; and has not yet been renewed ; because their 

 lands have been resumed, and included in the lauds 

 of government. 



