History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c46.62

v2.c46.62

"A crab holds a monkey and drags it down; another monkey hanging down from a neighbouring tree sees this sorrowful plight, and catching hold of its brother makes strenuous efforts to save it from its assailant; another big monkey is entwining one of its arms round the second monkey to prevent it from falling down. In another scene, two monkeys have been depicted as annoying a crocodile. In the next scene a monkey is represented as sitting on a crocodile, and two other monkeys are climbing up two trees on the two sides. The above three scenes are repeated on the right side of the window with variations. In the topmost portion of the frame containing the above scenes are depicted the monkeys at home; this has been obliterated to some extent. The last piece at the right corner shows an erect monkey passing its fingers through the hairs of another in search of insects. On the top of this there is a bas-relief with one Makara head at each end and eight groups of flying Gandharvas, each Gandharva carrying a garland in both hands and supporting a nymph, or Apsarā on the left leg which is outstretched with bent knee."¹