. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . tates, butunder English protection, andwith a watchful English Res-ident near by, in every case.*The Maharajah still comesup to the old palace on specialoccasions. In the great courtacross which we walked he sitsin state at the Dashara regiment of soldiers standaround the court, and one hun-dred buffaloes and five hun-dred goats are slaughtered onthe spot, as a sacrifice to Shila Devi. A flight of steps leadsup to a public audience - hall, where there is a broad marbleplatform, whereon the august and scarred kings sat in ancien
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . tates, butunder English protection, andwith a watchful English Res-ident near by, in every case.*The Maharajah still comesup to the old palace on specialoccasions. In the great courtacross which we walked he sitsin state at the Dashara regiment of soldiers standaround the court, and one hun-dred buffaloes and five hun-dred goats are slaughtered onthe spot, as a sacrifice to Shila Devi. A flight of steps leadsup to a public audience - hall, where there is a broad marbleplatform, whereon the august and scarred kings sat in ancienttimes. There are pillars at each end of the platform, and be-yond them small rooms, with lattices, behind which the ladiesmight sit and watch the court pageants. The roof is supportedby two squares of pillars, numbering thirty in all. Some of thepillars are of the red stone from the mountains near by, but therest are of white marble. We passed from one splendid hall to another, then up wind-ing stairways into other chambers, all decorated richly, in the. A RAJPUT HINDU, FROM MARWAR. * Pope, Text-Book of Iudian History, p. 28. JAIPUR—A RAJPUT CAPITAL. ;i<j highest art known to the times. The Rajput, Like all the Hin-dus, despised uniformity. Even his stairways musl not be likeeach other. Little balconies must part company somewhere, ifonly in the unlikeness of a frail panel of filagree in marble. Theusual Oriental fondness for minute mirrors is seen, when Littledisks, no larger than a four-anna piece, are grouped into archesand backgrounds, and throw reflections in myriads on every eve. The Kajput had an eye to the picturesque. He was carefulto have his windows so adjusted that the finest prospect couldbe enjoyed. From some of the balconies and windows in thesepalaces the prospect is wondrously beautiful. One can lookdown the gorge through which we had come, and see Jaipurspread out at its foot, and then the great plain sweeping far offinto the distance, until it meets the
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