A dour (20) of each side of this recess of the Ling of Mandew leads to an open platform (21), having, on each side of the grand centre pyramid that is over the recess of the Ling, two other recesses (22), one on each side, funned also pyi'antidieadly, but containing no image. Three other pyramidical recesses (23), hating no images within them, tenninate the platform, all of them elaborately ornamented with numerous figures of the Hindoo mythology. Many of the outer, as well as the inner parts of this grand temple, are chunamed and painted. The people here attribute the smoky blackness of the painting within to Aurungzebe having caused the different apartments to be filled with straw and set on fire, which can he reconciled on no other ground than that he meant to effice obscenities, as there are many in the sculptures. Upon the whole, this temple has the appearance of a magnificent fabric, the pyramidal parts of which seem to be exactly in the same style as that of the modern Hindoo temples.
Riyht-hand side of the area.-This side of the rock has a continuance of excavations, as marked in the plan ; but all those below, except the veranda, which 1 shall quit for the present, are of little note; and those above of three stories, called Lunka (24), which appear touch more worthy of atten tion, are inaccessible but by a ladder, from the full of the bridge. We shall, therefore, proceed to the Ltft-kand side of the area.-In this side there are excava tions of some consideration below, from which we ascend to an upper story, called Par Lunka, by an indifferent staircase, into a fine temple (25); at the extremity of is a recess, containing the Ling of 1\landew; and opposite thereto, near the entrance from the staircase, is the bull Nundee, with two large fine figures, resting on naves, on each side of the recess in which lie sits. The ceiling of this temple is, I think, low er than any of the foregoing. The whole of this temple is in fine preservation, strongly supported by very massy pillars, and richly ornamented with mythological figures, the sculpture of which is very fine. The ceiling, like the others, has the remains of painting visible through the dusky appearance of smoke with w hid) it is obscured. De scending limn Par Lunka. we pass through a considerable enseulptured excavation (2(i). to a veranda (27), which seems allotted to the personages of the Ilindoo mythology (a kind of pantheon) in open otinpartments. These figures commence on the left nand with, 1. The Luigi& Nandow, surrounded
by nine heads, and supported by Rotion. 2. Gount Par wuttee, and beneath Rouon, writing. 3. Mandew, Parwuttee, and beneath Nundee. 4. Ditto, ditto. 5. Vishnu. 6. Goura and Parwuttee. 7. A Bukta (votary) of Vishnu, with his Jigs chained. S. Goura and Parwuttee. 9. Ditto. Those representations of Goura and Parwuttee all differ f•otn each other. 10. Ditto. 11. and Lnehmee. 12. BAI Budder issuing from the find, or Ling of Mandew. lire rnds the left•hand side, and •M11111elleeS the east extremity, or cud of the area (28), in w hick the figures are continued, viz.. 18. Goura and Parwuttee. 14. Ilehroo, with Govin Rdj transfixed on his si•a•. 15. Dytasere on a chariot, drawimt a bow. 111. Gonna and Parwuttee. 17. Kid Behroo. Is. Nursing Omar, issuing from the pillar. 19. Kai Behroo. •0. Bal Ileh•oo. 21. Vishnu. 22. (1ovin. 23. Brindia. 21. Lu•hmedass. 25. 26. Nunain. 27. Behroo.
Goyim. 29. Hal Bt hruo. 30. Goyim Raj and Luchmee. 31. Kissundass. I lore ends the veranda of the eastern extremity : and we now proceed with that on the right hand (29), having in our description of that side, stopped at the commencement of this extraordinary veranda, for the purpose of preserving the enumeration of the figures uninterrupted, viz., 32. Mandew. 33. IttnIdass. 34. Dhurin Raj embracing Kann). 35. Nursing destroying Hunt Kush!). 36. Yisium sleeping on Seys Nang, the kummul (lotus) issuing from his navel, and Briinha sitting on the flower. 37. Goverdhun. 3S. Mandew Bullee, with six hands. 39. Krishna sitting on Gunoor. 40. Bharra Omar. 41. Krishna Chitterbooz trampling on Callea Nang. 42. Ball*. 43. Anna Poona. It is to be observed, that almost all the prin cipal figures are accompanied in their respective panels by others, explanatory of the history of the idol in which it is represented.
Dimensions of the Kylas.
.14? hand Side, upper Story, viz.
A small unfinished excavation, the dimensions of which were not worthy taking.
Par Lunka is a fine large excavation, ascended by a flight of 25 steps. and a doorway of 3 feet S inches broad, by 7 feet 7 inches high; length, exclusive of the recess, in which is the temple of Mandew Ditto, breadth Ditto, height Recess, in which stands the temple of Mandew, depth Ditto, breadth, (the temple on the outside is 26 by 20 feet) ND. The whole of this apartment is full of figures, some very finely sculptured ; and the centre floor is raised one foot, and the ceiling in proportion.