Show mythological DEITIES rare statues two of them discovered in india the pioneer of Alla habad reports an discovery of homo botne importance at in the Ilung Rung poro pore district says bays the london times soule some children while playing among ruins there unearthed two beautiful groups 0 of f statuary cut from the liard hard black basaltic stone found near hya gyn aloth represent mythological deities deit las ios with ith features of it a lewco type tile the is two feet lit in length by twenty inches in breadth with a depth of six inches it represents va s linit or the emblem of the preserving power lit in nature tho the central figure stands on oil a lotus and its four lands hands grasp a club wheel lotus and cone conkli on the head is a tiara three inches in ill height eight which with the earrings neek necklace bracelets waist chain and sacred thread aru are rende rendered rud with a 11 wonderful onders u I 1 degree of del delicacy leacy and finish W to ta alio to right and left stand figures of laksmi list ni tile goddess of wealth and sol saraswati sivat I 1 who patronizes learning each cadi ten incites in ill hei liei glit lit hound the central group are arc beven minor deities armed with bows and arrows and riding on horses nud elephants tit the 0 et entablature tabla is surmounted by a head 11 ca d of the acair known as aris I 1 aig lia on the base is an all inscription is said fil to be in ili the landsa character a m mixed axed form forin of Devana girl and ThI tho the second piece 0 of carving is bealler bm aller and tho the workmanship though thong 11 good is not equal to that of tile tho other group it is sixteen inches high twenty indies inches broad and six incites inches deep and depre honti a Pa goddess the figure is on a lotus and is four armed tho the lower left land hand supports a male in fit fittie the corresponding right handholds land hand holds n sweetmeat and the two upper tipper grasp branches of trees this group also lias has nn nix inscription in landsa which however lias defied elucidation both of sculpture are arc in excellent preservation the tracery being as clear cut as if it lind had just left the artists land hand history ili tory and tradition are arc alike silent a as s to s tho the origin of these curious relies relics and it will probably rema remain in a puzzle how low an inscription in bastard Thi should bo be discovered at so unlikely a spot the keenest excitement was ca caused 11 cd by the discovery among the hindu blindu population apart from the intrinsic value of tile carvings which is considerable they nn art objects of worship during their temporary sojourn at the local police 8 tation station they were visited by crowds and smothered with sweet oils and flowers various claimants camo came forward and in order to avoid litigation the district magistrate made them over ta to tho the local hindu religious association they have been built into the wall at one end of its hall where they were inspected with interest by sir stuart bayley during liis its recent visit to Rung pore |