292 V. A. Smith— Observations on some Chandel Antiquities. [No. 4, 
The temples usually stand, each on a massive rectangular terrace, and 
the greater number of loose stones found lying about have been built into 
the walls of these terraces, 
The best preserved terraces are those belonging to the temples of 
Chaturbhuj and the Sun. When they were complete, a parapet, the upper 
portion of which sloped outwards, ran round the edge of each terrace, and 
inside this was attached a broad stone shelf supported on small pillars. 
The main pillars of the principal temples are no doubt in their original 
positions, but considerable irregularities occur owing to the insertion in 
many places of extra pillars to support cracked cross-beams. 
_In the smaller temples which surround and are subsidiary to the great 
fanes, the pillars have been much changed about, and some have been 
brought in from inferior buildings. 
The flights of steps leading up to the entrances of the temples have 
been freely restored, and little attention paid to the original design, which 
evidently comprised only a single narrow flight of stairs leading to the 
door of the main building. 
On close inspection it is evident that the restorations are not all of 
one period, but that some are old, and in some cases the building has had 
time to fall to ruin again since the restoration. Examples of these early 
restorations may be observed in the Kunwar Math and adjoining temple 
which were not repaired by Raja Partap Singh. 
It is a pity that the repairs of the group of temples to which the 
Kunwar Math belongs (Nos. 17, 18, 29, 30 and 35 in General Cunning- 
ham’s plan) are not proceeded with. These buildings lie somewhat out of 
the way and have consequently received little notice, but they are hand- 
some structures and superior in ornamentation to some of the western 
group, though not so richly decorated as the great temples dedicated to 
Kandariya Mahadeo, Vis’vanath and Chaturbhuj. 
The dome of Kunwar Math is especially worth preserving on account 
of its large size. 
The temple at Jatkari dedicated to Vishnu is remarkable from its posi- 
tion with reference to the cardinal points. The entrance faces the west, 
and the shrine the east, which arrangement is exactly the reverse of that 
adopted in all the other Brahmanical temples, except the smallest shrines. 
The restorations of the Brahmanical temples, although considerable, are 
trifling compared with those of the Jain temples, which are subjected to 
continuous and rather undiscriminating repair and modification. 
It may we fear be thought presumptuous in us to feel hesitation in 
adopting a conclusion respecting the age and destination of a building 
which has been arrived at by so experienced a scholar as General Cunning- 
