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No. 11. SPECIMEN OF ARCHITECTURE AT BENARES.

Two of the eight columns which support the vestibule of a Temple, represented by engraving, No. 34, page 75.

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No. 12. SPECIMEN OF HINDU ARCHITECTURE AT BAROLLI.

These Columns are in the immediate vicinity of a very large and beautiful temple, now in ruins. They probably supported a swing: for the recreation of the god. See engraving, representing the swinging of Krishna, page 111.

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No. 13. A TEMPLE AT MAHABALIPOORAM. Each of the four columns is composed of a single stone. During cer tain Festivals an Image of Vishnu is brought from a larger temple and placed in this edifice to receive the homaye of his votaries.

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