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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(DECEMBER, 1903.
to direction and revision by the Compiler, by, It is a pleasure to look back to long and for the most part, district officials, already friendly intercourse with Sir James Macnabb sufficiently tasked by their ordinary duties, whose Campbell, and to recall the kindly hospitality hearty co-operation in this additional labour that used to be dispensed by the three brothers, was largely ensured by the knowledge that they John, James, and Robert, at their residence at were working for a personal friend who would Breach Candy, Bombay. It is sad to have to fully appreciate their results and would not realise that excessive work, acting upon a exercise any unnecessary editorial interference constitution which was never very strong, has with them. And unremitting energy was neces- ended in the death, at the comparatively early sary; because, in addition to checking and, when age of fifty-six, of one whose personal qualities necessary, recasting the many contributions ob-had endeared him to so many people, and whose tained in the manner indicated above, Sir James scholarship would, if he had been spared for Campbell had to write in person a great deal of a longer time and with health and strength, have the matter included in most of the volumes, | undoubtedly given us still more matter worthy particularly in the ethnological divisione. It of perpetuation. was the happy combination of the two quali
J. F. FLEET. ties that enabled Sir James Campbell to carry
July, 1903. his task to so successful an end, and to leave - NOTE ON THE USE OF THE "VASEbehind him a work which reflects honour both
ORNAMENT” IN A RUINED TEMPLE AT upon him and upon all the others, whether
KHERALU IN MALANI, BAJPUTANA. official or non-official, who took part in it; for
This temple is sitnated in the desert near the full list of those others, and for Sir James Campbell's cordial recognition of the value of the
village of Kheralu, about 30 miles from Barmer, work done by them and by the members of his
the chief town of Malāni, in Rajputana. own official establishnient, with an account of From the photograph it will be seen that the the whole scheme from its inception to its reali. temple must, in its best days, bave been remarksation, reference may be made to the introduction
able for its beanty. The only point, however, to to Vol. I., Part I.; the completion of that
which I wish to draw attention is the extraordivolume, which contains the special historical nary beauty of the "Vase-ornament." contributions, was wisely deferred as long as Fergusson notes the use of this ornament in possible, and the two parts of which it consists converting circular shafts so as to enable them to were issued in 1896.
carry square architrave-bearing capitals- device It is in connection with the Gazetteer of the common enough in Jain temples in Central India. Bombay Presidency that the literary achieve- The position and use of the vase in this case is ments of Sir James Macnabb Campbell will be somewhat different. In all the examples of this best remembered. It may be added, however, device with which I am familiar in Central India, that he found leisure to write an interesting the foliage lies close to the vase, whereas bere it account of the history, from A.D. 1400, of Mandu stands out freely and boldly, by itself. Fergusson or Mandogarh, a large deserted town on a bill does indeed give one instance in which the foliage of the Vindhya range, in the Dhar State, Central stands out separately, but it cannot compare with India, which was formerly the capital of the this example in beauty. Muhammadan kingdom of Malwa; that article There is an inscription in the temple, of which Wus published in Vol. XIX.(1895-1897), pp 154 | I have only seen a copy, and not a rubbing, and to 201, of the Jourdal of the Bombay Branch of I am doubtful as to the accuracy of the transcripthe Royal Asiatic Society. And it is further to tion. It states that the temple was built by be remarked that, in 1892 or 1893, his attention Mahiran Dhirn Parmira Parmat (Parmal?) beoame greatly attracted to the subject of Indian Dhyarak on Kärtik Budi 18th : Samvat 1988. demonology; with the result that the volumes Per
Possibly some of your readers may know of of the Indian Antiqunry from 1894 to 1901
other instances of this use of the rese device. contain a succession of interesting contributions by him, entitled "Notes on the Spirit Basis of Belief
1 I regret that I have not personally visited this and Custom." It would appear that some of the 1
temple, the photograph and information baving motee of this sorice are still on band, unpublished
been kindly supplied by R. Todd, Esq., of the And it is to be hoped that they have been
bren Jodhpur-Bikanir Railway received in sufficiently far advanced state for
O. E. LOARD, Captain, the issue of them to be completed satistectorily. I.
Supt. of Gesetteer in Central India. Ssstern and Indian Architecture, p.313 d .
* Op.. p. 317, Ag. 8 . [Unfortunately in the plate attended the wriginal photograph is attributed by a stop to Capt. Lored.RD
