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are seen flying figures bearing necklace of flowers, and heads of 

 the horned fabulous monster. The pillars and pilaster are of the 

 most exuberant style of decoration, and covered with sculpture 

 from the base to the summit of the capital, the shafts breaking from 

 squares into eight, sixteen, and thirty-two sides, braced round with 

 broad bands, on which amatory figures are shown in demi-relievos, 

 or narrow fillets, of bead-work, bells, rosettes, drapery, lozenges, and 

 leaves. A richer effect is produced by the capital being divided 

 into 32 sides, the ends of which turn over at the bell of the capi- 

 tal, and just above the compressed portion of the neck. The flying 

 bracket is represented by a female standing on what appears some- 

 thing like a cornucopia, holding a child by the hand. Greater stabi- 

 lity for the support is produced by giving a canopy of foliage, for 

 connecting the figure to the roof. 



The sanctuary contains a seated colossal figure of Buddha, on 

 whose form the light falls, leaving all around in gloom, which incident 

 is not without its mysterious influence : his position is similar to the 

 Idol in the cave just described, and his Lion-throne presents the 

 same decorative sculpture ; gigantic chaori walas stand on either side, 

 with flying figures above in front ranged along the sides, right and 

 left, are groups of kneeling figures, male and female. The sculp- 

 ture is clear and well defined, which from this part of the cave being 

 particularly free from moisture, has been kept in excellent preserva- 

 tion. They nearly all wear tiaras and richly ornamented jewelled 

 dresses, the arrangement of the hair being of the most elaborate des- 

 cription, in flowing curls, braids or placed in a series of formal row, 

 with a tassel-shaped bunch suspended from the crown of the head ; 

 the countenances with one or two exceptions, betray a Mongolee-tar- 

 tar origin, from the breadth of the cheek bones, projecting shape of 

 the lower jaw, and thick lips. 



No. 3. — A few paces eastward brings us to the ruins of No. 3. 

 Chaitya cave, large portions of the face of the rock have here 

 fallen, carrying with it the whole front, and a great portion of the 

 cave itself. The dimensions are very insignificant in comparison 

 with those of a similar description at Karli and Elloora, being but 

 twenty-eight feet in width, including the side aisles and 30 feet 

 from the basement to the roof; the arrangement however of the 

 cave, appears like the large ones : the front having fallen down the 

 scarped rock, wc can only suppose it had its external porch,, as they 



