. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. — Leyma. ft. in. Temple of Indra. 57 0 Length . ?M 0 Width •-() 0 Height - la 0 Height of coin Another . 0 Width •>?> 0 Height » 0 Temple of MahadeLength . 0 Width J U Height 11 n Temple of Raniieh 11 Length -Height - h:-< (1 Temple of Kala(;a M i; Length IG III Height Chai. II. INDIAN. 27 TIic most cclcl)iated excavated temple is tliat of Elejilianta {Jig. .OS.), near Bombay, of whose interior compositionthe reader ma

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. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. — Leyma. ft. in. Temple of Indra. 57 0 Length . ?M 0 Width •-() 0 Height - la 0 Height of coin Another . 0 Width •>?> 0 Height » 0 Temple of MahadeLength . 0 Width J U Height 11 n Temple of Raniieh 11 Length -Height - h:-< (1 Temple of Kala(;a M i; Length IG III Height Chai. II. INDIAN. 27 TIic most cclcl)iated excavated temple is tliat of Elejilianta {Jig. .OS.), near Bombay, of whose interior compositionthe reader may obtain a faintidea from the subjoined re-l)resentation {Ji(j. ;59.). It isl:]0 ft. long, lit) ft. wide, and14Mt. high. The ceiling isflat, and is ajjparently sn))-])orted by four ranks of co-lumns, about 9 ft. high, andof a balustral form. Tliesestand on i)tdestals, al)outone third of the height of thecoliuims themselves. A greatportion of the walls is co-vered with colossal human figures, forty to fifty in number, in high relief, and distin-guished by a variety of symbols, jirobably re])resenting the attributes o\ the deities.

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