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APPENDIX.
Since Mr. Burgess' return to India in October last, a fresh cave
lias been discovered at Bhaja, which, though one of the smallest,
seems to be among the oldest, and certainly one of the most interest-
ing known to exist in India. Mr. Cousins' drawings of it, reproduced
in Plates OXVI., CXVIL, and CXVffl., did not, from various causes
reach this country in time for a description of this cave being in-
serted in its proper place, along with that of the other caves of the
group. This, however, is hardly to be regretted, as the cave is
quite unique, and presents so many features of novelty, giving rise
to fresh subjects of inquiry, that it may be as well that it should
be treated apart by itself, rather than that the narrative should be
interrupted by entering upon them in the middle of the work.
When first discovered, the cave was filled nearly to the roof of
the verandah with mud, and a great bank of earth and debris accu-
mulated in front of its facade, which had to be cut through before
it could be cleared out. It is owing to this circumstance that the
sculptures which it contains are in so remarkable a state of preserva-
tion. No wilful injury has been done to any of them, nor, indeed,
to any part of the cave, except to the sides of the entrance doors,
idiere the wall being very thin the rock has been broken away,
and the sculptures on either side slightly damaged. The pillars, too,
of the verandah have been broken away. This, however, is hardly
to be wondered at, as they are less than a foot in diameter, and
ffere easily broken from their exposed situation.
^ The cave faces the north, and, as will be seen from the plan (Plate
^CVI., fig. Y)f ja a small vihara, with a hall of a somewhat irregular
™nn, measuring 16 feet 6 inches north and south, and 17 feet 6
■•cross, in the opposite direction. There are two cells in the inner
flaU, one with a stone bed, the other without, and two in the east
a11- There are besides these, a larger cell, with a stone bed at one
U{* of the verandah, and two smaller, similarly provided, at the
er en(h The latter, however, are partially detached, their proper
rance being from the front, outside the Vihara, At this end
a pillar and pilaster (Plate XCVII,, figs. 1 and 2), whose
Y 132. K K
4ere is
Since Mr. Burgess' return to India in October last, a fresh cave
lias been discovered at Bhaja, which, though one of the smallest,
seems to be among the oldest, and certainly one of the most interest-
ing known to exist in India. Mr. Cousins' drawings of it, reproduced
in Plates OXVI., CXVIL, and CXVffl., did not, from various causes
reach this country in time for a description of this cave being in-
serted in its proper place, along with that of the other caves of the
group. This, however, is hardly to be regretted, as the cave is
quite unique, and presents so many features of novelty, giving rise
to fresh subjects of inquiry, that it may be as well that it should
be treated apart by itself, rather than that the narrative should be
interrupted by entering upon them in the middle of the work.
When first discovered, the cave was filled nearly to the roof of
the verandah with mud, and a great bank of earth and debris accu-
mulated in front of its facade, which had to be cut through before
it could be cleared out. It is owing to this circumstance that the
sculptures which it contains are in so remarkable a state of preserva-
tion. No wilful injury has been done to any of them, nor, indeed,
to any part of the cave, except to the sides of the entrance doors,
idiere the wall being very thin the rock has been broken away,
and the sculptures on either side slightly damaged. The pillars, too,
of the verandah have been broken away. This, however, is hardly
to be wondered at, as they are less than a foot in diameter, and
ffere easily broken from their exposed situation.
^ The cave faces the north, and, as will be seen from the plan (Plate
^CVI., fig. Y)f ja a small vihara, with a hall of a somewhat irregular
™nn, measuring 16 feet 6 inches north and south, and 17 feet 6
■•cross, in the opposite direction. There are two cells in the inner
flaU, one with a stone bed, the other without, and two in the east
a11- There are besides these, a larger cell, with a stone bed at one
U{* of the verandah, and two smaller, similarly provided, at the
er en(h The latter, however, are partially detached, their proper
rance being from the front, outside the Vihara, At this end
a pillar and pilaster (Plate XCVII,, figs. 1 and 2), whose
Y 132. K K
4ere is