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Text Appearing Before Image: the gate,the large enclosure of the temples ie 156 ROUTE II. FROM AHMEDABAD THROUGH KATHIAWAR India on the left, while to the right is theold granite temple of Alan Singh,Bhoja Raja of Cutch, and fartheron the much larger one of Vastiipala(see below). Built into the wall onthe left of the entrance is an inscrip-tion in Sanscrit. Some 16 Jaintemples here form a sort of fort onthe ledge at the top of the greatcliff, but still 600 ft. below thesummit. The largest temple is thatof Noimath (see plan, p. 154) stand-ing in a cjuadrangular court 195 x porch overhanging the perpendicularscarp. On two of the pillars of themandapam are inscriptions dated1275, 1281, and 1278—dates of re-storation, when Mr Burgess says itwas covered with a coating of chunam,and adorned with coats of white-wash within. The enclosure isnearly surrounded inside by 70 cells,each enshrining a marble image, witha covered passage in front of themlighted by a perforated stone screen.The principal entrance was originally

Text Appearing After Image: Temple of Tejahpala and Vastupala, Girnar. 130 ft. It consists of two halls (withtwo porches, called by the Hindusmandapams), and a shrine, whichcontains a large black image ofNcmnalh, the 22d Tirthankar, withmassive gold ornaments and jewels.Round the shrine is a passage withmany images in white marble. Be-tween the outer and inner halls aretwo shrines. The outer hall has twosmall raised platforms paved withslabs of yellow stone, covered withrepresentations of feet in pairs, whichrepresent the 2452 feet of the firstdisciples. On the W. of this is a on the E. side of the court; but it isnow closed, and the entrance fromthe court in Khengars Palace is thatnow used. There is a passage lead-ing into a low dark temple, withgranite pillars in lines. Opposite theentrance is a recess contaming twolarge black images ; in the back ofthe recess is a lion rampant, andover it a crocodile in bas-relief. Be-hind these figures is a room fromwhich is a descent into a cave, witha large white marble im

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current	21:11, 6 January 2017		1,188 × 1,060 (130 KB)	127.0.0.1 (talk)	<p><b>Identifier</b>: handbooktravelle00john <b>Title</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidhandbooktravelle00john">A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon .</a> <b>Year</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1911">1911</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1910">1910s</a>) <b>Authors</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorJohn_Murray__Firm_">John Murray (Firm)</a> <b>Subjects</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectIndia____Guidebooks">India -- Guidebooks</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectBurma____Guidebooks">Burma -- Guidebooks</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectSri_Lanka____Guidebooks">Sri Lanka -- Guidebooks</a> <b>Publisher</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon___J__Murray_">London : J. Murray</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisher_Calcutta___Thacker__Spink____Co_">Calcutta : Thacker, Spink, & Co.</a> <b>Contributing Library</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorUniversity_of_California_Libraries">University of California Libraries</a> <b>Digitizing Sponsor</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorMSN">MSN</a> </p> <p><br><b>View Book Page</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john/handbooktravelle00john#page/n306/mode/1up">Book Viewer</a> <b>About This Book</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/handbooktravelle00john">Catalog Entry</a> <b>View All Images</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidhandbooktravelle00john">All Images From Book</a> </p> <p>Click here to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john/handbooktravelle00john#page/n306/mode/1up"><b>view book online</b></a> to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. </p> <p><br><b>Text Appearing Before Image:</b> <i>the gate,the large enclosure of the temples ie 156 ROUTE II. FROM AHMEDABAD THROUGH KATHIAWAR India on the left, while to the right is theold granite temple of Alan Singh,Bhoja Raja of Cutch, and fartheron the much larger one of Vastiipala(see below). Built into the wall onthe left of the entrance is an inscrip-tion in Sanscrit. Some 16 Jaintemples here form a sort of fort onthe ledge at the top of the greatcliff, but still 600 ft. below thesummit. The largest temple is thatof Noimath (see plan, p. 154) stand-ing in a cjuadrangular court 195 x porch overhanging the perpendicularscarp. On two of the pillars of themandapam are inscriptions dated1275, 1281, and 1278—dates of re-storation, when Mr Burgess says itwas covered with a coating of chunam,and adorned with coats of white-wash within. The enclosure isnearly surrounded inside by 70 cells,each enshrining a marble image, witha covered passage in front of themlighted by a perforated stone screen.The principal entrance was originally</i> </p> <p><b>Text Appearing After Image:</b> <i>Temple of Tejahpala and Vastupala, Girnar. 130 ft. It consists of two halls (withtwo porches, called by the Hindusmandapams), and a shrine, whichcontains a large black image ofNcmnalh, the 22d Tirthankar, withmassive gold ornaments and jewels.Round the shrine is a passage withmany images in white marble. Be-tween the outer and inner halls aretwo shrines. The outer hall has twosmall raised platforms paved withslabs of yellow stone, covered withrepresentations of feet in pairs, whichrepresent the 2452 feet of the firstdisciples. On the W. of this is a on the E. side of the court; but it isnow closed, and the entrance fromthe court in Khengars Palace is thatnow used. There is a passage lead-ing into a low dark temple, withgranite pillars in lines. Opposite theentrance is a recess contaming twolarge black images ; in the back ofthe recess is a lion rampant, andover it a crocodile in bas-relief. Be-hind these figures is a room fromwhich is a descent into a cave, witha large white marble im</i> </p> <p><br><b>Note About Images</b> <i>Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.</i> </p>

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