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the side ones have but a vestibule and sanctum. As you scram- 

 ble over rocks and bushes into the cave, you have to step 

 across a mishapen mass of rock lying in your path, which 

 after looking at a second time, you perceive to be the time worn 

 sculpture of a recumbent figure of Buddha fifteen feet in length : he 

 is represented reclining on the left side, and much injured by ex- 

 posure to the weather: towards the feet which are partly broken, 

 a figure with four arms is cut in the rock, one hand is grasping a 

 lotus stalk, another holds a rosary, the palm of another is held to- 

 wards you with the fingers pointing upwards, and the remaining one 

 has been destroyed ; upon the head is worn a cap ornamented with 

 the figure of Budhha. Passing onward into the most westerly of the 

 three northern caves, we note the capitals of pillars adhering to the 

 roof, the shafts of which have disappeared. The vestibule contains 

 niches right and left, occupied by Buddhist figures in penetential 

 attitudes. The sanctum contains a seated Buddhist idol with legs 

 downward, thumb and little finger touching, Doorkeepers seven feet 

 high, stand at ihe entrance the right one only bears the Buddhist's 

 emblem in his cap. A doorway is broken through the wall of the 

 vestibule into the adjoining cave, which is the largest. The vesti- 

 bule here like in the last cave has no more remaining of its two 

 pillars and two pilasters that supported the roof, than their capitals, 

 which adhere to the roof; at each corner of this verandah are placed 

 well sculptured figures of females, in very high relief ; this cave, 

 buried in rubbish up to the knees of the figures, from whence to the 

 top of their head dresses they measure seven feet : each figure is 

 most exquisitely sculptured, that is, the ornaments are, with which 

 they are covered, for nothing could be more skilfully or cleverly carv- 

 ed than the jewelled ear and flowers that adorn their head dresses, 

 or the sharp chiselling and symmetry of chains and links and jewel- 

 led ornaments about their persons, conspicuously placed on the side 

 of each of their head dress, appears the crescent, well and clearly 

 cut. The bosoms of these females appear as usually seen, of the 

 most expansive description, and is doubtless not without its mean- 

 ing. The door of the vestibule has darpals of the same colossal 

 proportions bearing Buddhist emblems in their head dresses. Flying 

 figures appear above, within are seated two obese old men, wearing 

 bar armlets, and the door of the sanctum is guarded by darpals six 

 feet high bearing the five hooded Snake canopy, the left one only 

 is finished. The sanctum is in an unfinished condition, the form of 



