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Show WOKBHIP IN ODD TEMPLi. Rellgloua Rite Within the Jaw of a Stone Tlaer. With a Blrinnlarlty duo to their racial .leoita and rollKloua cu.itoma, the uludilhlata of Intlla dlnplay man' odd luncloa and queer umrelta In their fiyle of architecture; and nowhere Is tnie more pronounced than la their nlacea of worahlp. Among the many trnna-e forma of devotional structures which are the renult of their peculiar lanto, the rock-cut cava of theae re-llitloua re-llitloua enthunlanta are prominent for iniltiurneaa of denlfjn. One of tho moat Important of theao caves la that at Cuttack. which la call-etl call-etl the TIk'T cave. Ono end of a largo mai-a of rock haa been an carved aa to represent tho head of this fierce animal. ani-mal. Iieep within tho moulh, the upper Jaw of which forma a protecting i..-ani!nli, In tho dooraay of this urani'e place of worship. Despite the fact that It must havo tnken a Taat I -' A Queer Buddhist Temple. amount of toll to complete the odd-shaped odd-shaped exterior, thero la but a imall room excavated within what corresponds corre-sponds to tho skull of this Imitation Jungle-terror In which to conduct their uueer ceremonies, tho room la tooat caaea being but ten or twelve feet aiiuare. In many Inatancea these alniular atructurea are surmounted by a low ilonie. or pyramidal spire, converting Itiom Into temples of somo protonalotjs. What strange rites may hore take place! What rich blessings may be ascribed by the fanatical worshipers to the rude graven lmac.ee enthrosed within theao narrow conllnea Images which to their mlnKultlt'd mlnda bear all the attributes of tho Deity. |
