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No. 13. The Gigantic Boodh mentioned in Col. Cunningham's 



report. 



No. 14'. A view of the Great Gurha caves, showing the entrances to 

 the Lomas Rishi to the right and the Ladama cave to the left, and the 

 huge block of granite, out of which they have been chiselled at the 

 expense of so much labour: the crack or flaw in the rock which arrest- 

 ed the work in the Lomas Rishi is also seen to extend to the outside. 



No. 15. A new view of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi cave, 

 showing the frieze of elephants, the drawing of which will bear com- 

 parison with that of the best artists of the present day. 



No. 16 is a view of the Nagarjnn hill, with door-way and ascent 

 to the Gopi cave. 



No. 17 is a view of a huge boulder supported by others, forming 

 a natural cavity or grotto which had been built up into a small cham- 

 ber or cell ; the only part of the work now remaining is the mass of 

 brick rubbish on the top, which has been kept in its place by the roots 

 of the plants growing out of it. It is immediately alongside of the 

 Vapiya caves, a view of which I did not obtain. 



Proceeding on to Durawuth — 



No. 18 is a view of the Dandoker Tal from the north-west, shoAving 

 the little temple on the bank of the Tal and the hills in the background. 



Nos,.19and 20 are views of the twelve-armed figure mentioned by Col. 

 Cunningham ; I have only met with one other example of this figure. 



There are several figures and sculptures of interest in this neigh- 

 bourhood ; one is a seated figure of Boodh, surrounded by a seven- 

 headed snake ; it is called Nagjee by the natives. I also found 

 several slabs with quaint representations of the worship of the 

 solid temples or chaityas, see Photograph No. 21.* These came 

 originally from the small hill \p the south of the tank. These little 

 1 hills have been covered by little buildings, the character of which I 

 have not been able to make out ; I counted some 15 or 16 on one little 

 hill ; they were mostly built on the highest peaks and also crowned 

 1 every projecting spur ; all that remains of them now are small plat- 

 forms of rough stones and mounds of brick. What their outward forms 

 were, cannot now be guessed, nor for what purpose they were built ; but 

 most probably they were cells for the abode of recluses. I have met 

 # The base of pedestal of a figure of Buddha, has the creed in Kutila characters. 



