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 Indra the god of the firmament, Agni the god of fire, Varuna the god of waters, the Maruts the god of the winds and Yama the god of death and the eight Saktis viz. Ugrachanda, Prachanda, Chandogra, Chandanayica, Chanda, Chandavati, Chandarupa, and Atichandica, and below these, in a small compartment, is represented the battle between the gods and the demons.

The principal group in the right chal is that of Ramachandra, seated on a throne with Sita at his left, his favourite monkey Hanuman kneeling, and his three brothers Bharata, Lakshmana and Satrughna holding an umbrella and fans respectively. In this chal is also represented the battle of Rama and Ravana. The sun is seated in his car drawn by seven horses, and the tainted moon has also a place in this compartment. On the top is represented Siva, in his marriage dress; and small figures of the sixty Yoginis are given. In the lower compartment is delineated the scene of the battle of Sumbha and Nisumbha, and the principal figure in this group, is that of the gold-colored goddess, the two-armed Chandi, with a lance in hand resting on a lion.

In the left chal the principal figure is that of Radha, seated on a throne, with her Gopinis all round, dressed as a queen, and Krshna