1866.] 



Notes on some of (he Temples of Kashmir. 



119 



The soffits of the arch, leading from the arddhamandapa or porch, 

 to the antarala or mid-temples, is highly decorated. (See Cunningham, 

 plate XVI. and woodcut overleaf.) 



n n n n n \_n_^) 



Takht-i-Stjliman.* 



With all deference to General Cunningham, I should call the ground 

 plan of this temple a squaref of 14| feet, with projections on each side. 



The diameter of the interior of the temple is 15|. The thickness of 

 the wall on each side of the door is 5f feet, and the doorway is projected 

 2 feet. 



Only one side of the enclosing wall is perfect ; and it contains 14 

 rectangular recesses. The wall on another side is partly standing, and 

 seems to have contained 13 recesses. These walls each measure 22 

 feet in length on the inside. The outside of the wall is quite plain. J 



* Ciiimiiigham, page 247. 



t Ibid, p. 270, para. 25, and Photograph, No. XXL 



% Ibid, p. 250, para, 18. 



