Sircar of Pytun. 



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thly, 5 seers of oil and 5 seers of ghee annually 



9. Huthia Sahib. 



Rupees 2 from Land Revenue. 

 Rupee 1 from Sayer for Mohurrum. 



10. Moulana Sahib JDurgdh. 



Rupees 7 annually from Sayer and Lands in Enam, 



11. Naija Sahib Durgah. 

 1 Rupee from Sayer. 



1 Rupee and 10 seers of oil from Land Revenue for Mohurrum. 

 Euam Lands are granted also in Pytun Purgunnah. 



W. H. Bradley, Surgeon, 



On Special Duty, 



In the hills north of Aurungabad, and within half an hour's walk 

 of its walls, are seen some ruined Buddhist and Jain Cave Temples, 

 half concealed amidst fallen rocks and earth ; much of the sculpture 

 still remains in tolerable preservation, and gives a pleasing idea of 

 what the state of the arts were in this country, where now nothing 

 of the sort exists. The. temples have been wrought in the same ta- 

 ble land that contains the Caves of Elloora, a reason in all probabi- 

 lity for their not having been more generally known, by proving lit- 

 tle attractive after the exploration of those wonderful "Chambers 

 of Imagery." If the object indeed be mere curiosity that prompts 

 their examination, the chances are very probably disappointment will 

 ensue; but if visited with a higher aim, their monumental evidences 

 will not be found void of interest. Since the master mind of the la- 

 mented Prinsep breathed life into the dry bones of Buddhist research, 

 by the ingenius process he devised of deciphering the Cave inscrip- 

 tions, this particular field of antiquarian investigation has been in- 

 vested with singular interest, and has excited the industry and intel- 

 lect of many of our eminent literati: whilst another class of investi- 

 gators no less enthusiastic, have entered upon the study more in re- 

 ference to the peculiarities of style in sculpture and architecture, than 

 to the characters of the inscriptions ; but it is sufficiently obvious 



ROCK CUT CAVES OF AURUNGABAD. 



