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(11) Sarva-deva-maya-chāru-toraṇaṁ svarga-khaṇḍam iva vedhasā svayam—' the beautiful porch which contains all the gods like a portion of heaven made by the Creator himself. ' ' In his account of the ruins of the temple, Mr. Dean speaks of a doorway relieved by an architrave of most elaborate sculpture, divided into twelve compartments, in each of which a group from the Hindu Pantheon occupies a place. ' (Harsha Stone Inscrip., v. 44, *Ep. Ind.*, Vol. II, pp. 121, 126, 124, 128 ; *cf.* note 72.)