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538 TOUR FROM SOURABAYA, THROUGH KEDIRI, &C. 
from a single slab stone fashioned to represent a monstrous human 
face or rather that of a gorgon, with grinning lips exposing the 
teeth, of which the side ones are tusked fangs, hooked projecting 
nose, and a pair of goggle eyes starting from their sockets. The 
north east vestibule lias been totally broken down, but the lintel 
piece or gorgon’s head, as well as the pedestal of the statue are still 
seen amongst the rubbish. There is a mark also on the wall 
showing that an image had stood there, but this has disappeared. 
The floor of this vestibule has been broken up and an opening 
made under the centre chamber, breaking through a wall of bricks 
which have been used for the internal foundation, and appear to have 
composed an interior and hidden recess, probably constructed for 
containing holy relics or votive offerings. The south eastern 
vestibule has also been broken away, but traces of the door-grooves 
still remain, and the lotus-pedestal occupies its original position. 
Horsfield who visited these ruins in 1815, describes these two 
vestibules in the same state, and says that he was informed that the 
agents of Mr Engelhard had committed the depredations and 
removed the statues—pity it is that we have no description of what 
these statues were! On the south west the form of the vestibule 
can still be clearly traced, though tottering in ruins. The aperture 
of the door-way is nearly choked up by the tumbling together of 
the materials from above; a small opening along the floor, of 
scarcely a couple of feet high, is kept unobstructed by the squared 
stones having caught each other by the angles, and so hanging as 
if in imminent danger of tumbling together on the least touch. 
Having seen them, however, in the same position nearly eight 
years before, I mustered courage and crawled in under them. 
Inside you can stand up and the roof next the body of the temple 
is still entire which reassures the wavering nerves. On the floor of 
this recess, thrown down upon his back, with shoulders directed 
outwards, lies an image of Maha Dewa, fully as large as life. It 
is, however, a headless trunk; and not alone the head but also the 
whole of the left arm and the hand of the right one, which has 
evidently reposed in front of the stomach, are broken off and have 
all disappeared, carried away, no doubt, by plundering Goths. 
The remains of Maha Dewa’s peculiar beard are still seen neatly 
chiseled upon the breast, where it hung down lower than his neck. 
The lower part of the body is enveloped in elegant drapery, which 
descends to the ancles, and there leaves exposed below the unshod 
feet. On the right side is seen a lotus leaf and stem and the 
pedestal of what I take to be the trisula, which however no longer 
exists. An elegant bunch of lotus plants grows up on his left, 
with flowers in various stages of development, from the compressed 
oval bud to the full blown open petals. On the left shoulder 
reposes a chamara or fly whisk, with a rope-like limber handle. 
The whole has been executed with peculiar care and is of a very 
superior style of art. The pedestal on which this statue stood is 
