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Basso-relievo in continuation. Mahavellipore. 
Basso-relievo on the faee of granite rocks. 
Mahavellipore, near Madras. By Captain Lyon. 
53. Basso-relievo on leffc wall of temple. Maha 
vellipore. 
Basso-relievo on right wall of temple. Maha 
vellipore. 
Basso-relievo on left side of temple. Maha 
vellipore. By Captain Lyon. 
54. General view of granite roeks. Mahavellipore. 
Basso-relievo on right side of temple. 
Structural temple on the sea shore. Maha 
vellipore. 
By Captain Lyon. 
The Seringham Pagoda, frames 55 to 5/, is one of 
the largest and most magnificent in the south of 
India, but is not old. Its Vimana orsanctuary is in- 
significant in dimensions and poor in Ornament, but 
its seven enclosures with their Gopuras inoreasing in 
size and magnificence as they recede from the centre 
are unsurpassed by any temple in the south. Had 
its entranoe gateway (55) been eompleted it would 
have been the largest in India. Its door posts being 
single blocks of granite 40 feet in height, and the 
other parts in proportion. Its building was inter- 
rupted by the wars of the French and English for 
the possession of the Rock of Trichinopoly, in the 
middle of the last Century. 
The Seringham Pagoda is dedicated to Vishnu, 
but within a mile of it Stands the Jumbookeshwar 
temple (58) dedicated to Shiva. Though not so large 
it is older, more uniform in style, and altogether a 
flner temple than its better known rival. 
55. Seringham Pagoda, gateway at entrance, near 
Trichinopoly. 
Seringham Pagoda, the horse court. 
Seringham Pagoda, pyramidal gateway. 
Seringham Pagoda, the horse court. 
By Captain Lyon. 
56. The Rock of Trichinopoly. 
Seringham Pagoda, the south entrance. Near 
Trichinopoly. 
Seringham Pagoda, general view. 
By Captain Lyon. 
57. Seringham Pagoda. The Hall of One Thousand 
Columns. 
Seringham Pagoda. Small gateway on east 
side. 
Seringham Pagoda. East side of the largest 
gateway. 
Seringham Pagoda. East side of gateway. 
Seringham Pagoda. West side of gateway. 
By Captain Lyon. 
58. Jumbookeshwar Temple. The tank and sur- 
rounding objects. Near Trichinopoly. 
Jumbookeshwar Temple. By Captain Lyon. 
The next seven frames are dedicated to one of the 
most characteristic buildings in the south of India. 
It was erected by Trimul Naik, one of the Sovereigns 
of Madura, who reigned A.D. 1633-1663. 
It is a great three aisled hall, 333 feet long by 81 
wide, but is more remarkable for the extent and 
elaborateness of its sculptures than for its dimen 
sions. Besides, portraits of the founder and his 
family, it contains representations of all the favourite 
gods of the Hindu Pantheon. The rival sects of 
Siva and Vishnu being almost equally prominent, 
and appearing in all their various manifestations. 
59. Trimul Naik’s portico. Unfinished base of gate 
way at east side. Madura. 
Trimul Naik’s portico. Two monolithic pillars 
at east entrance. 
Trimul Naik’s portico. Carvings on base of 
unfinished gateway. By Captain Lyon. 
60. Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Figure of 
watchman on right of entrance. Madura. 
Figure in Trimul Naik’s portico. The God and 
the Little Pigs. 
Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Figure of 
watchman on left of entrance. 
Figure in Trimul Naik’s portico. Figure with 
pig’s head. By Captain Lyon. 
61. Trimul Naik’s portico, interior from east en 
trance. 
Figure in Trimul Naik’s portico. The Goddess. 
Figure in Trimul Naik’s portico, Shiva. 
By Captain Lyon. 
62. Trimul Naik’s portico, pillars on north side. 
Trimul Naik’s portico, interior from west end. 
Trimul Naik’s portico, the side aisle. 
By Captain Lyon. 
63. Trimul Naik’s portico. Pillars on south side. 
Trimul Naik’s portico. Pillar at N. W. corner 
of building. 
Handsome pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. 
By Captain Lyon. 
64. Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Shiva. 
Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Shiva feeding 
an elephant. 
Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Vishnu. 
Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. Figure pray- 
mg. By Captain Lyon. 
65. Trimul Naik’s portico. The west front. 
Trimul Naik’s portico. Pillar at S. W. corner 
of building. 
Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. 
By Captain Lyon. 
All the principal parts of the great Pagoda at 
Madura (66 to 72) belong to the same age as the hall 
of Trimul Naik. There may be some sanctuary of 
older date, but it is insignificant. The gateways are 
in some respects as beautiful as any in the south, 
but like Seringham it wants the harmonizing effect 
of a central dominant object. 
66. Pillar in Trimul Naik’s portico. The marriage 
ceremony. 
The Great Pagoda. The pyramidal tower at 
south entrance. Madura. 
The Great Pagoda, The pyramidal tower at 
east entrance. By Captain Lyon. 
67. The Great Pagoda. Inner tower at entrance to 
sanctum, 
The Great Pagoda. The pyramidal tower at 
west entrance. 
The Great Pagoda, interior of porch. 
The Great Pagoda, the porch at entrance. 
Ly Captain Lyon.