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History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c25.s8.9

History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c25.s8.9

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v2.c25.s8.9

The Dâs Avatâra (No. 15) at Elûrâ, is a two-storeyed cave, very similar in its architectural details to the Buddhist Dôn Thal and Tîn Thal, but the sculptures are all Brahmanical. At first sight it seems as if the excavation had been made by the Buddhists, and appropriated and finished by their successors. But on examination it appears that we owe it entirely to the