fe e t three'iriches 'By'-tHrée^feêt'ônev inch iii'the^ widest part a t th e pedestal *1
th a t at Kimiran is ‘tbitae’-feet nihe'^inches ’ high b y tjventy inched. The
general description offthis> g ü a fe s,A â ^ re à d lo ' me by fee Bramin from a
S an sc rit1 paper '-he*'copied' a t BéhareSj’ will serve to illustrate both these
images liVtHe literal 'precise: manner irfifyhich I took* down his’words.
* BJumâni, Bévi, -'Stica; Juggudûmba,' Makamyà, Butala, Thùlmutüs, and
& Mata, 'dté thesdesignations^f this pôwé'rffiî feo’d d is ^W o S e s id e s a t 'Shast
; Her'adbration
is .called urchit with‘‘dblati&ns-*of flowers,1 chvndvri,—hvndùns' and mugt.
r *” 5 ^ her hand s.heVhbld^a tulwarÿ'ck^é^ Mug V':rduhdI«berf riebk' she has a
.wnmala- of sumpurim, ièôïsi, "or' ckùndun. " Her 'Weight is^ vèrÿf'great, and
' ^herevg'r'her eihgy 'is'-placed the earffl'^fereflibltes’ and-becomes much’
“ .fdaviej. The name; & M^-bufFa’U)* is ' Mdhisa, ■ and the^Bewth who
“' ■ attempts to -slifyfit üs Wssoor^ J She sleeps’upon1 a bed df flowers.”
f; i.Thus ’ much 'could ' I-uriderstarid and repe'at1 verbatim'‘ of this goddess's
' powerand attributes.- Fdr the-rest,' in- hér-’ "êighf irms shé-holds,- 1s t - the
büflalo’s tail ij -gd^Çîfe sword cSllecf hbwrg j 3dî ^ke^bhulldor ‘jandin,} 4th.
thkichufoir or dhut ■ -Sfk'-tHehme o^'èoifclî1 sBfell ; ' 6£hl dhe*'dhat or Shield
7th. thejundah or flag ;■ and 8th!.«'tfre hair of1 the'' Beksoth Mahildkord or per-
sonificatioir of vice, who while attempting^ 5*' slaÿ '■ Her' favodrite Mdhisa is'
seized by th&igofldèss in a rage] 'Hed-âiâêsja* d,M4J?®h{shield,-i'ih1his;defehbe,
and a s!$>re,'~or some offensive weapon, should-be in-his right hand.’ j
WlÇhfe apartment in which this image 'and'sdlne other sculptured’ stones'are
placed;~risësîperfeetly^<sq'uare and'pkin,:''to;thé height ofTeii feetf^anditKere-
ocoUrs-a' ribhly carved cornice of four fillets,,-a single stone1 to'each! From
thisgises^ the roof in' a square pyramid, perfectly plain'roi--smooth,i'foÿ ten
reèt:morè.
''.‘Pifebééding over^the rums rbuiitf-to ’the1 wèst'fa'ce ôf this building," you'
pass the intermediate angular projection, carved - alternately-in* a running
flower or foliage,* which Gôlônèl Mackenzie'has c.dd%à! Arabèsqùè,' and with
small human figures of various form“1 and,1 attitude' in- compartments; above
representations of squa’rè pyramidal templés^ hx-afetlyiike 'those on-so1'many
of the entablatures-' of 'Bôro B6do, and''similar, I understand,'to thé Budk
temples'of Ava, &c.'&c., the whole'.-extremely1 rich' ahd^ minute' beyhnd
description., The'Western doorway is'equally' plain With •-thé fonder,'and--
thé entrance is still lower.' The1 apartment is ten feet two iiiches square,
" ’ ' apparently