. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . s; and it can only be said that, whoever may have been theprojectors of undertakings so vast and difiicult, they must have possessed intellectual andimaginative gifts of extra ordinary power, with vast resources for the supply of labour,and, moreover, must have existed in times of perfect security and peace. The rock fromwhich the temples of
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . s; and it can only be said that, whoever may have been theprojectors of undertakings so vast and difiicult, they must have possessed intellectual andimaginative gifts of extra ordinary power, with vast resources for the supply of labour,and, moreover, must have existed in times of perfect security and peace. The rock fromwhich the temples of Ellora are wrought, is a hard red granite; and from every peak andpinnacle of the sacred mountain, the eye roams over scenes of romantic beauty andmarvellous grandeur. The dimensions of the excavation for Keylas are as follow:—- of the gateway 14 Passage, with rooms on each side, 15 feet by 9Breadth of inner area or courtLength from gateway to the opposite scarpHeight of rock excavated . ... Dimensions of the temple itself:— Door of the portico 12 feet by 6 .Length from the door of temple to back wallDitto from door to platform behind the templeExtreme breadth of the interiorHeight of the principal chamber 42150247100 103 142 61 47.
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