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exhibiting very richly carved specimens of Hindu architecture, adorn the 

 principal of these. These buildings are completely covered with figures 

 of the Hindu deities, carved in alto relievo. The strata of this limited 

 portion of the country generally dip in a southerly direction, while those 

 in other situations, to the N. S., and in the same parallels of latitude, 

 generally dip to the N. E. 



The ranges run in a direction parallel to the direction of the strata, 

 and the micaceous schists and gneisses of this series generally contain 

 embedded garnets. 



With regard to the other portions of this district, north and east of 

 Kankarauli, I may remark, in a general way, that in it are probably dis- 

 covered, in any abundance at least, — the oldest rocks which occur in 

 Central India, and these may very probably dip under the argillaceous 

 rocks of the south. The whole of which last series would appear to repose 

 against micaceous schist, passing insensibly into gneiss, the last passing 

 again into granite. Immediately to the north of Kankarauli, we enter a 

 perfectly level plain, which is continued to the base of the central range, 

 which range rises abruptly from its surface — and, supposing a line drawn 

 in a north-easterly direction from Kankarauli to the fort of Banira, 

 situated forty-two miles north of Chitor, we have to the N. W. of this 

 line a perfectly level plain, at the surface of which the primitive strata 

 constantly appear — and this plain is, in many situations, bounded by the 

 horizon, not one single detached hill or range making its appearance till 

 we approach the hill groups at and near Bandi, which lies nineteen miles 

 S. E. from Nasuahad. 



To the S. E. of this line we have also level plains, but from the 

 surface of these rise numerous detached hills and hill ranges — and a 



