New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-23

have escaped the anatca fury of the Portuguese but
sufficient remains to show the bold and masculine CHAR
acter of the art which produced them The smaller ig
urcs are introduced above and at the SIDES OF the central
cod and some of the tablets have striking resemblance
to pictures of the old Italian masters representing
Saint surrounded by cloud OF cherubs In the absence
of all inscriptions il is impossible to determine AT what
time the temple was excavated Inc archtecture'
Indeed by It's style alone appears 20 be the antecedent
of the Egyptian which its perfect developments, mod
flied somewhat by being transplated TO different soil
But I believe that most photographers now consider
that the ancient Egyptians and Hindoos are kindred
branches of one stock, whose seat ~ to De looked Tor
somewhere 10 Central ASA.
The side chambers of the temple are much smaller
and the walls covered in the same manner WIN
scuptured tablets Some of the figures have been re,
Gently smeered with red paint sign that they are still
worshpped by some of the Hndoo sects AT the foot OF
flight of steps which leads to the chambers on he lett
of the grand hall two curious figures OF dogs seated on
their hind legs which have been very late are
erected on pedestas II requires experienced antigua
AN 70 tell whether they are dogs lions or dophns There
arethree four small apartments resembling the
adya of the Egyptian temples In the center OF each Is
q low pedestal, platform, upon which stands stone
about three feet high with rounded top-probaby the
Lngam which is one of the most ancient well as com
mon of the HindOo symbols. One of these III partcu
lar is still in great repute among the natives, and Is re-
sorted to by the HndOO women, who seat themselves
upon il for a certain length OF time, as cure for barren
ness was told that English lady of Bombay whose
marriage had not had the desired result was induced to
try the experiment. which, to her great surprise was
successful
After spending some time in the larger temple, two
native boys showed the way to the two smaller ones
which higher up the hill Oh Its eastern side Other
visitors had come in the meantime, and company OF
sailors were employed in knocking down the pods OF the
tamarind trees The sk nclosesa thick paste wrapped
around the seeds with an intensely acid, but agreeable
taste From the gap between the two peaks of the ISL
and looked down into lovely little valley on the OPP
pOste side, gradually widening to the water near which
was native hamlet lOngedtO pitch my tent in one of
its pam-grOves and to spend week III studying the
strange gods in the caverns above
The smaller temples have been much mutiated The
entrances nearly filed up with rubbish and the IN
ner chambers are the abodes of the ackal and the
sprpcnt They were too dark to be properly seen with
out torches which We had not, but could see that many
ohem contained the upright stone, and the usual SOUP
tured tablets on the walls. The outer courts OF both
we're supported by elegant poppyheaded pillars few Of
which have escaped destruction. Excavation would no
doubt reveal much that is hidden but the Govern
ment has 10 taste for such things, and there are few
archaoloeiss in Bombay The most that has been done
is to build cottage and station sergeant at the en-
trance OF the great temple, III order To prevent VlsOrs
from iniuring the sculptures.
The afternoon shadows growing long by this time,
admonishing us to return The wind had arlsen and as
il was not entirely favorable were obliged to run up
the BAY past point Of the Island of Sasette, before
we could make tack for the city. Instead OF going on
to Bombay however landed at the pier of Mizagaun
and drove to the Botanic Garden the Governors
residence at Parell The garden is laid out with great
taste, and filled with variety OF rare tropical trees,
among which are several superb Brazilian palms there
saw the first banyantree, but the specimen was too
Young to Justify its fame The flaming blossoms OF the
azalias pelargonums and sagttaras first deepened in
hue and then grew dusky and ndistinct in the fading
flush of sunset as wandered through the palmy alleys,
breathing of nard and cassa and the vouptuous Per-
sian rose But the short Southern twilight sank away,
and rode back to Bombay with the Silve, meteOric
luscr of the Zodiacal Light cleaning over my path