M NARRATIVE OP A JOÜRNEY 



square blocks placed over each other and pro* 

 jecting inwards in regular order. 



The projections on the East and West ends 

 are however entirC;, and we find they contain 

 each a smailer Temple^ which had no communi- 

 cation with the central or great Temple.— 

 Although the walls are much cracked and de- 

 faced by the effects of the fire and of the vorai- 

 cious destructive Banian^ jet enough remains to 

 thew the beauty and chaste stile that decorated 

 the original structure, the only part left in 

 doubt being the crowning, which probably 

 might be yet traced in the hot season^ when the 

 luxuriant foliage could m<)re easily be renioved. 



On attentive examination we jfind the basement 

 as usual in manner of a pedestal^ with a series of 

 filiets, ribbandsand corner all plain— surraounted 

 by the corps de Tedifice, which is terminated by 

 a second series of fillets^ &c. This corps de 

 1' edifice bas only one door in front, the South, 

 and one at each end, East and West. On each 

 side of these doors the middle space is occupied 

 by a niche, in each of which a statue stood 

 in stile and attitude resembling the figures 

 of Mavelliporam, all hearing diflferent objects 

 apparently oÖerings rather thaa symbols-^the 



