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Show m India City of Temple. HHJ About 200 mile northward of Horn- HJ bay la tha peninsula of Knthlawnr, HMHl which In ahape la almiMt aa square n BHB tha laland of Porto Illco, and la Tattly BBBj more Interntlng, owing to tha wonder- BBBj ful people and tha ancient rulna found BBBJ there, Aa compared with India In It BBBj antlraty thl penlnaula I not very vaat, HBbj but It contalna no leu than 1ST dlf- HMHJ terent ruler, aoma of whom are not HBHJ even nominally under Hrltlah aurvell- HBHJ lane. A a matter of fact Hrltltli HBHj control In India only axtendt to a few HBHJ itaport towna It wa owing to tha HBHJ tact that ao little wa known of thl region thnt Ixinl Curion wa recently urprlteil by the dlacovery of a group of magnificent temple, built on tha aJ-moat aJ-moat Inncceatlbla helghta of the hill at tome dlalanca from the const. They were altuated at an elevation of 3,500 feet Aiove the level nf the lea on the alioiUDera of precipice, reached only by leY cut out or tr living rock Tha 'City of Templet" aa It la called, I one of the few aurvlvlng relic of an ancient religion long alnce patted away, but thouennda of pllgrlma annually annu-ally vtalt Ha holy ahrlne. and there make offering to the ' graven Image " mm r " |