A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon . . a name given to astrange monster which is the con-ventional lion of the S., sometimesrepresented with a long snout orproboscis. Between every two ofthem is a figure of one of the fivePandu brothers (see p. Iviii. of theIntroduction). First on the right isYudhishthara, and opposite to himon the left is Arjan with his famousbow. Then come Sahadeva on theright, and Nakula on the left. Thenfollows Bhima on the right with hisclub, and opposite to him, on theleft, is the shrine of the goddess,and the figure of a Dwarpal. Fromhere a gopuram le
A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon . . a name given to astrange monster which is the con-ventional lion of the S., sometimesrepresented with a long snout orproboscis. Between every two ofthem is a figure of one of the fivePandu brothers (see p. Iviii. of theIntroduction). First on the right isYudhishthara, and opposite to himon the left is Arjan with his famousbow. Then come Sahadeva on theright, and Nakula on the left. Thenfollows Bhima on the right with hisclub, and opposite to him, on theleft, is the shrine of the goddess,and the figure of a Dwarpal. Fromhere a gopuram leads from theMinakshi Temple into that ofSundareshwar, surrounded by a finecorridor. On the S. side of it is aNandi bull, and eight steps lead intothe Aruvatti Alwar, the Temple of theJiiskis, in which are a very largenumber of statues of Hindu saintsand gods. The jewel house adjoiningis opened for a fee of Rs. 15. the groups of statues are thechambers where the Vahanas, orvehicles, of Minakshi and Sundaresh-war are kept. There are two golden 3 D.
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