TEMPLES OF ELEPHANTA, 583 
■ ' women, with bracelets and rings for the an- 
'■'e men have bracelets only. The intervening space 
lliese figures is occupied by small aerial beings, ho 
1 them in infinite variety. The laraer imase; 
groups are in alto-relievo, 
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The larger images 
and most of the 
’ri basso-relievo, brought sufficiently forward from 
I'll. . produce a good effect. 
of the temple are adorned with similar ccm- 
placed at regular distances, and terminating the 
™rmed by the colonnades, so that only one group 
hf ® time, except on a near approach ; the regularity 
''Portion of the whole are remarkably striking. The 
''■tCDi^fe in general in gracetul altitudes ; but those of 
% stature do ‘ ' 
, ^ — indicate any extraordinary tnus- 
ike ^‘tgth. Among many ihorisands of diem, few 
^,^<ici(p j'^'^tenances express any particular passion, or mark 
character ; they have generally a sleepy aspect, 
|pt tK ^ Sweater resemblance to the tame sculpture of 
to the animated works of the Grecian chisel. 
'ku. right and left avenues of die priuciml temple 
.;*C^g,es to snuller -- ‘ ' ■ 
IS 
S cg^^^tivc. A pool of water penetrates from it iiito a 
tar under the rock; but wliedier natural or 
excavations oh each side: that on 
tills' ‘tmcli decayed, and very little of the sculpture 
,t,,' ®hli-- A .. .1 
{’’Wf ’ not been decided. A small corresponding 
^'l?iiti.,'\tlie left side, contains two ballis, one of them 
. V p||.Pi'ished ; the front is open, and the roof support- 
Ale. E different order from those in the large 
■ij sides are adorned with sculpture, and the roof 
Jtili k''-*'* P'linied in mosaic patterns ; some of the colours 
Aiii/'g*'t. The opposite bath, of the same propor- 
.^'*<1 ornamented ; and, hetvveen them is a room de- 
'» ''' containing a colossal representation of 
o‘‘ symbol of Seeva. Several small caves 
nil ' grand excavations. 
k‘^ni|.g ‘^odote is related by Mr. Forbes, in his Oriental 
io these sculptured monuments. He 
nu eminent English Artist on his first visit to 
)i,'''nlk “ After the glare of a tropical sun, during 
the landing place, it was some time before the 
^Peouj, '■^onunodated itself to the gloom of these sub- 
’^Itarabersj sufficiently to discriminate objects in 
