. The Saturday magazine . ispouring the contents of the vessel over a dhagope, and, inanother, over a tree, supposed to be the holy tree sacred toBouddha. At the circular end of the cave is a solid dha-gope, fifty feet in circumference. To the left of the stepsleading up to the first vestibule is an excavation in the rockholding another dhagope resembling thai in the greatchamber, but more enriched. Turning round an angle ofthe rock to the eastward, a winding flight of steps is seen, leading to many smaller caves, situated along tne hnns. ofa deep ravine formed by a mountain-stream, on both si
. The Saturday magazine . ispouring the contents of the vessel over a dhagope, and, inanother, over a tree, supposed to be the holy tree sacred toBouddha. At the circular end of the cave is a solid dha-gope, fifty feet in circumference. To the left of the stepsleading up to the first vestibule is an excavation in the rockholding another dhagope resembling thai in the greatchamber, but more enriched. Turning round an angle ofthe rock to the eastward, a winding flight of steps is seen, leading to many smaller caves, situated along tne hnns. ofa deep ravine formed by a mountain-stream, on both sidesof which caves are excavated, generally communicatingwith each other by steps. It must be added that the jungles surrounding thesecaves are still the resort of tigers, and that these animalsdwell in the caves during certain seasons of the year, andoften frequent them for the water in the tanks : the marksof their feet have deterred many a traveller from prosecutinghis researches as far as he otherwise might have TEMPLE OF , AT SALSETTE. TEMPLES OF ELLORA, near AURUNGABAD. These excavations are in a hill, in the form of a crescent;the slope is generally easy, but in some places the rockpresents a perpendicular face of from twenty to sixty, andsometimes a hundred feet. It is in these parts that the cavesare excavated; and they extend for about a mile. Thenames by which the several temples are now knoA^Ti bearno connexion with their original destination, and have beengiven by the Brahmins from some fanciful motives orassociations connected with their forms or sculptures*. In the hill is a colossal figure of Boodh, sculptured in arock of black basalt; it is perfectly naked, in a sitting pos-ture on a throne, from the centre of the front of which ahalf-wheel projects; the seat is supported by elephants andtigers : above the wheel an astronomical table is carvedon a tabular projection. The figure is ten feet high, andhas its legs crossed, the hands lying in the lap;
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