Indian Antiquary Vol 04

SR No.: 032496
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 410
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[AUGUST, 1875.
beginning has been made, and the amount of work 43. Figures in the south corner of the Cave. 44. done in so short a time is considerable. Mr. Bur- Sculptures in the Brahmanical Cave, north corner gess confined himself during the season to the of the hall. 45. Ditto cast corner. 46. The Durga Kanarese districts. The caves at Badami and Temple. 47. Pillar in the porch of the Durga Aiholli or Aiwalli, of which hitherto so very little Temple. 48. Door of the same. 49. Sculptured was known, were surveyed, as also the ancient Jaina slabs lying outside. 50. Sifiha, &c. and corner of and Saiva temples at Belgau, Pattadkal, and basement of Temple. 51. Two inscriptions on the Aiwaļļi; and such other places of importance in an gateway of the same. 52. Columns in one of the archeological point of view as were easily accessible old deserted Temples in the village. 53. Ruined were also visited." "Between 30 and 35 inscrip Gateway to a Temple near the village. 54. Group tions were copied, some of them very successfully, of Temples and Dolmen at the same place. by paper casts. 51 photographs in all were taken. "In his Report, which has been separately The following list of them is here given, as it printed," at the India Office, illustrated by 21 shows in a brief space the field over which the photographs of buildings, &c., 6 of inscriptions, operations of the year extended :
and 29 plates of plans, details, inscriptions, and 1. Belgån.-Temple No. 1, outside the Commis- sculptures-Mr. Burgess has "given a detailed sariat Stores. 2. Temple No. 2, inside the Com. description of the remains he visited during the missariat compound. 3. Roof of Templo No. 2. 4. ! season." "He is of opinion that the materials Inner door of the same. 5. Gateway of the fort. which he has yet collected do not adequately
6. Old Temple at Konur. 7. Konur.-Temple of represent the antiquities of the Kanarese country, Mahâlingeśvara on the Ghâţprabha. 8. Temple but only open up a field which would repay a of Mahalingesvara from the west. 9. Inscription much wider and more detailed survey." in the same. 10. Falls of Gokák, and Temples. 11. "The antiquarian researches of Mr. J. F. Fleet, Cromlech or Dolmen No. 1, near Konur. 12. No. 2, C.S., are also deserving of mention. During the in the jungle. 13. No. 3, in a field.
year under review, he examined the inscriptions at 14. Kadaroli.-Old Temple in the bed of the Mal. Gadak, in the Damba! Taluka of the Dharwal Dis. prabha. 15. Inscribed stone or Silasasanam in the trict, and published an account of them, together village of Kadaroli. 16. Sampgan Mosque. 17. with a transcription and translation of the largest Bail Hongal. -Old Templet 18. Saundatti. A of them, which relates to the kings of the Hoysala Silâsâsanam.
dynasty. Ho afterwards employed bimself in pre19. Huli.-Front of the Temple of Panchalinga paring for publication some inscriptions previously Deva. 20. Side view of do. 21. Old Temple on the collected relating to the Ratta chieftains of Saunface of the hill. 22. Old Temples at a tank. datti and Belgår, the Yadava kings of Devagiri,
23. Manauli.-Temples of Panchalingesvara. and the Vijayanagara dynasty, and in the early part 24. Sculptured stones in the same. 25. A Sils- of 1874 copied some fresh inscriptions at Naregal Sâsanam at Panchalingesvara.
in the Dhárwád District, relating to chieftains of the 26. Badauni.-Front of Cave I. 27. 18-armed Siva Sindavaṁsa, subordinate to the Chalukya kings." &c. at Cave I. 23. Front of Cave II. 29. Vishnu, His paper on the Rațța chieftains of Saundatti and &c. in the veranda of Cave II. 30. Cave III. Belgam is printed in the Journal of the Bombay from the north-east. 31. Cave III. from the north- Brancle of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. X., west. 32. Cave III.-Pilaster and sculpture at the but the others are not yet ready for publication. east end of the veranda. 33. Garuda and figures "Finally it may be mentioned that it is now umder the roof of the entrance, with brackets of proposed to carry out a scheme for the collection central columns of the veranda. 31. West end of and preservation of ancient Kanarese inscriptions the veranda with figure of Nrisisha. 35. East end which was suggested by His Grace the Duke of of the veranda with Vishnu on Ananta. 36. Argyll in his despatch No. 4, dated 27th January Varkbe with Prithvi and pilaster with the old 1870. This schemo contemplated the employment inscription. 37. Virabhadra at the west side of the of a competent scholar to revise the transcripts of care. 38. Cave IV.-The Jaina Çave. 39. West the Kanarese inscriptions prepared by Sir W. end of the veranda and figure of Parsvanátha, Elliot, and to add others not included in the columns, &c. in Cave IV. 40. East end of the collection, and it was suggested that when the veranda ; a Jina, columns, &c. 41. View of the old revision and additions are completed, the bulk of Fort of Badâmi with several Temples (from two them should be printed in India in modern Kanapoints).
rese; only those should be photolithographed 42. Aiholli.-Brahmanical Cave and Monolith. which, in the opinion of the editor, present double • See rol. I. p. 141.
I See vol. III. p. 305. Vide ante, p. 115.
See Ind. Ant. vol. II. Pp. 296-303.-ED.