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 CHAP. III. KAILAS, ELURA. 345 In the west corner of the north side of the court is a small chapel (Woodcut No. 201) that is probably of an early date. The guards or dwarpals, at the door of the cella inside the 201. Shrine of the River Goddesses. (From a Photograph. principal temple, were the river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna ; and this chapel was dedicated to the trio Sarasvati, Ganga, and Yami or Yamuna the first, on the left, standing on a south-east corner was dedicated to the disgusting Chanda, to whom the refuse of the offerings are thrown ; on the east is the shrine of Parvati, whose place is just behind her lord's ; that on the north- east belongs to Bhairava or Rudra, "the terrible"; and the fifth, on the north side, opposite to the Somasfttra, or outlet for the washings of the Linga which it is unlawful to pass in performing the pradakshina ritual is the shrine of Ganera. The Matris are often repre- sented in .Saiva sculpture. They occur at Eluri again in cave temples 14, 21, and 22, as also under the bridge leading to the Nandi shrine here ; and are found at Elephanla, Gulwada, and elsewhere. ' Cave Temples of India,' pp. 428, 434, 453, and plate 72 ; ' Archaeological Survey of Western India,' vol. v. pp. 39, 40, and plate 34.