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Notes on some of the Temples of Kashmir. 



[No/ 2, 





A. Massive wall forming facing to hill. 

 B.B. Foundation of original wall of 

 enclosure. 



C. Gateway. 



D. Base of lingam. 



E. Road to second group. 

 H. Temple to west. 



References. 



J. (On top) 



Steep mountain side co- 

 vered witli jungle. 

 J.J. (On sides). Dense jungle. 

 K. Temple to west. 

 L. Temple to east. 

 N. Road to Wangat. 

 R.R.R. Kanknai river. 



doorway, within the large trefoil arch, is a pyramidal pediment, of which 

 the tympanum is occupied with the trefoil ornament, resting on the 

 architrave which covers the pilasters of the doorways. The base of the 

 great pediment of the porches is on a level with that of the capital of the 

 corner pilasters, but the upper portions of these pediments have 

 disappeared. There were two entrances, to the E. N. E. and W. S. 

 W. respectively. The former has the remains of short flanking Avails 

 (afterwards added, it would seem) projecting 2^ feet beyond the 

 porch. They do- not appear to have risen higher than the base of 

 the capitals of the porch pilasters. The roof is still standing, and is 

 pyramidal, but its outer facing of stone has fallen, forced out, probably, 

 by the expansion of the roots of a tall fir and other trees, which grew 

 out of the pyramid. The interior, which has been much injured by 

 fire, is a square of 17 feet, the walls below the cornice being 13J feet 

 high, and plain ; but the roof forms a hemispherical dome, 17 feet 

 in diameter, of which the centre has been decorated by a large 

 expanded lotus flower. The cornice is one foot high, with a moulding 

 of three bands ; the upper two projecting each beyond the one below it. 



