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as well as inside. On them, golden dust is spread everywhere. They are very delightful to touch possessed of superfine beauty, pleasing to look at, worthy to be seen, enchanting, and splendid.
(28) On those both the seats of the two sides of the doors, there are series of sixteen sandal pitchers. The sandal jars have got excellent lotuses as their bases, and are filled with extremely fragrant water, smeared with sandal paste, fastened with the strings on their necks, white lotuses used as their coverings (i. e. lids), made of jewels all in all, superfine [upto] splendid, and just resembling the big and huge pots (Indakumbha). Oh ! long lived ascetic on those both the seats of the two. sides of the doors, there are series of sixteen tusks of elephants. Those tusks are surrounded on all; sides by the collection of the garlands of small bells, the wreaths (of particular kinds of jewels) having the structure of windows, and pearl garlands, the intervening space of which is occupied by the pendant necklaces of gold, rising high up, protruding upper part coming forward: to a great extent ( from the wall ), downward part : like the half serpent, the structure rese.
