Identifier: handbooktravelle00john Title: A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon . Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: John Murray (Firm) Subjects: India -- Guidebooks Burma -- Guidebooks Sri Lanka -- Guidebooks Publisher: London : J. Murray Calcutta : Thacker, Spink, & Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: o theW. of the bath and aqueduct is a finetank, and N. of these is the structurecalled the Arena, or the Sinhasan, theKings Throne. It consistsof a succes-sion of granite platforms 31 ft. high,the outer walls of which are carved inrelief with representations of ele-phants, dancing-girls, hunting-scenesfrom the Ramayana and camels, wellexecuted. W. of the throne is anunderground labyrinth, used, pro-bably, as a cool retreat in thesummer, and N. of the former area remarkable stone trough and theruins of a fine bazaar. The stonesforming the trough measure aboutII ft. X 6 ft., and the supports are5 ft. 8 in. high. N. of this againis the temple of Ramachendra-swamiwith pillars handsomely carved inrelief with figures. The quadrangle,inside measurement, is no ft. fromN. to S. and 200 ft. from E. toW. The temple has a vestibulecarried on twelve pillars. Theadytum is supported by black pillarsmost elaborately carved. On theplinth of the left gateway is a verylong inscription in Old Kanarese. ^

Text Appearing After Image: LoniWi. ilolm Haipav^ AlbnuHtlv Street ROUTE 29. VIJAYANAGAR 381 The stones of which this templeis built average 7 ft. 7 in. long and2 ft. 6 in, deep. To the E. of this group of build-ings in the S.W. corner of the Citadel,and across the road leading throughthe Citadel to the N., are the ruins ofthree temples, one situated on thetop of a small hill; while at a dis-tance of i m. to the N.E. of it aresituated the Zananah, the ElephantStables and the Riding School. Thefirst is an enclosure of walls 40 ft.high, with the building called theZananah palace in the N.W. corner,and the pavilion, figured in FergussonsIndian Architecture, and commonlycalled the Council Room, towards theS.E. corner. At various corners ofthe walls are similar small pavilions ;in the N. wall is a large tower, andin the W. wall is a fine gatewayclosed over by projecting stones.The pavilions are too heavy to bereally effective, but are picturesquein their present state of ruin ; thepainted decoration of the upperrooms

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