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Title: The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce
Year: 1858 (1850s)
Authors: Martin, Robert Montgomery, 1803?-1868 Roberts, Emma, 1794?-1840
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Publisher: London, New York : The London printing and publishing company, ltd.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rounded by birds, is a form, of Brahma; and that with fourarms, mounted on the shoulders of another figure, is a representation of Vishnu. The two principal figures in the niche to the left, represent Siva, and his consort as Parvati; with Brahma and Vishnu in the background: and the terrific figure witheight arms, represents the destroyer Siva in action. The distant scene, with small figures expressive of pain and distress, denotes the sufferings of those sentenced by Brahma tothe place of torment. The sitting male and female figures, with a bull couchant at the feet of the former, arealso Siva and his consort Bhawani. The form with human body and an elephants head,represents Ganesa, the Hindoo god of wisdom, and first-born son of Siva; and the pre-sence of the Lingam is of itself considered an unquestionable proof that the whole of the cave temple of the island of Gare-poori, or Elephanta, was dedicated to the worship of thegod Siva, and to the mysteries of his cruel and impure ritual.
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The Cave of Karli
THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. Ill THE CAVE OF KARLL This extraordinary excavation occurs near the village of Ekverali, iu the province of Aurungabad, and in the midst of a chain of hills of a very picturesque character. Many of the ridges are level; but others rise abruptly from the range, and towering abovetheir fellows in lonely majesty, lift their forked and riven summits high into the heavens. Of the lower eminences, many have large platforms of table-land at the top;and are, on that account, well adapted for the hill fortresses which, in the early days ofIndian warfare, were the favourite strongholds of predatory chieftains of the various races. Two of such mountain fortresses have been at some remote periud erectedin the neighbourhood of Ekverah, or Karli, and are still in good repair. Merelyseparated by the valley in which the village is built, their scarped sides and bas-tioned heights give to the surrounding scenery a formidable, and by no meansinviting, appearance. The subject

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