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a very light and elegant appearance : notwithstanding the profusion of 

 ornament. The first of the three temples are pretty perfect, excepting 

 the conical dome ; it consists of a series of squat and highly decorated 

 pillars in the shape of an octagon inside a square, with a small similar 

 series inside, the whole roofed over with richly covered slabs, and having 

 I think originally sustained an upper story. The door leading to the 

 shrine is beautifully carved. 



The second temple has only one series of pillars forming a circle in 

 a square(103) ; the cornice is very rich. The Ras mandal is not roofed 

 over, but the brahmans say, that it was formerly surmounted by a 

 domed roof. The shrine in this one is also very beautiful and the 

 conical steeple more perfect. The Shiwala is much mutilated, but it has 

 evidently been similar to the others. These buildings are all formed 

 without cement, — the stones being fitted closely into each other. The 

 steeples or roofs are solid, and formed of rough unhewn stones inside, 

 merely the outer layer being cut smoothly. There would have been 

 ample material for drawings from these beautiful architectural speci- 

 mens, but as I have before stated, I was unable to revisit the place. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate VI. — Fig 1. General view of the plan of Kalinjar Fort, &c, 



J. 



Koth Tirth. 





K. 



Bijli Talao. 





L. 



Ramnah . 





M. 



Sanichari Talao. 





N. 



Taleya. 





0. 



Madar Talao. 





P. 



Entrance gateway to the descent to Nilkanth. 



Q. 



Nilkanth. 





S. 



Aman Sing's gateway. 





a. 



A'lm diirwaza. 





b. 



Ganesh ditto. 





c. 



Chandri ditto. 





d. 



Gateway opening on the 



path leading to Balkhandi Mahadeo, 



e. 



Budh Budr darwaza. 





/. 



Hanuman ditto. 





(103) I have given a sketch of one of the pillars in PI. XIX. 



