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belong to class D. The pillars of all the Rat ha monoliths 

 are lion-based, except No. 37 and the wholly unfinished ones 

 2, 3, and 33. 

 Map No. 



II. The Rock-cut Excavations. — The rock-cut 

 excavations are small, and may be divided into 

 two or three classes : 



A. Those that have a plain exterior, with plain 



square piers, 3 or 4 diameters in height, and 

 without any roof pattern facade of cell orna- 

 ments. 



44 To this class belong No. 44 Dharmaraja's 

 58 Mandapa, No. 58 the Atiranacanda Mandapa, 



50 No. 50 the Kotikal Mandapa, and perhaps also 

 46 No. 46 which is only begun. 



B. Those caves that are ornamented with a sculp- 



tured facade of cell ornaments, a prominent 

 cornice, and tall slim sculptured pillars, 7 to 10 

 diameters in height. 



48 To this class belong No. 48 the Kamanuja 

 Mandapa ; 



32 The Mahisha Mardini Mandapa ; 

 25 The Varahasvami Mandapa ; 

 16 The Panca Pandava Mandapa ; 



51 The Koneri Mandapa (North) ; 



52 The Koneri Mandapa (South) ; and 



30 Perhaps the anonymous Mandapa No. 30 may 

 be also included. All of these, except Nos. 52 

 (and 30 ?), have the lion-based pillars. 



C. In a separate class may be included the rock-cut 



shrine cells which have no mandapa or portico, 

 and the small shrine niches. 

 The Kapallsvara or Nandagopalpalaiyam cells 

 21 and facade, No. 21, is the principal of this 



