178 The Rock-cut Excavations at Harcholca. [No. 3, 
passage, 24£ feet long, tliat leads both right and left. Immediate¬ 
ly in front of us is a shrine with a porch (12 ; X 9 ') facing west. 
Proceeding along the passage to the right we turn the corner of 
the porch, which is then to our left; and oj)posite it, on our right 
hand, stands, what I conjecture may have been, an altar, sanctuary, 
and dormitory. After passing the porch we enter a court measur¬ 
ing 18 feet by 19 feet, at the western extremity of which is a cell 
or shrine. In front is the hall or main apartment which may be 
entered from the court or through a vestibule on our left. The 
passage and court we have just been through, are both open to the 
sky. But now we enter the vestibule under a flat roof of solid 
rock, and at the entrance find a large sculpture of Granesh cut on 
the wall in relief. There are two entrances to the hall from this 
vestibule, and the same number from the court. The hall measures 
39 feet by 18 feet, the roof being supported by a double row of 
pillars, ten in number, at a height of 5 feet 9 inches from the 
floor. This is the average height of the other roofed portions of 
the excavation, excepting the cells. There are seven cells leading 
off from the hall on three of its sides, and in one corner there is a 
recess which formed a receptacle for idols. The largest cell is 
6 feet square and 4j feet high. Beturning to the vestibule by 
which we entered, we turn to the right, and leaving two small 
shrines and, what appears to have been a sleeping place, on our 
left, pass along a passage 16 feet long, and feet broad, which is 
open to the sky, like the passage beforementioned. This leads into 
a court 20 feet long ; and near the end we enter from, there stands 
a porch, with four columns supporting its roof. This porch is not 
connected with any shrine or cell; and from having a stone bench 
between the two pillars at the back, was probably a place where 
people met to sit and converse. From this court we enter a veran¬ 
dah (25 feet X 8 feet 9 inches) closed in front throughout one half 
its length by the solid rock, the roof of the other half being sup¬ 
ported in front by a single pillar. There are five cells opening off 
from this verandah. This ends our inspection of the interior, and 
re-entering the court we pass by the stone figures of a pair of bulls, 
and ascend again to the upper surface by a flight of steps on the 
east side similar to those by which we entered. 
