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 CHAP. IV. CONJIVARAM. of seven storeys and about 100 ft. high is plain in style and not plastered over like so many others. Within, to the left, is a hall of pillars, carved in the style of the Vellor and other temples, with figures riding on horses or hippogriffs. North of this is the usual Teppa-kulam or sacred tank and other buildings. Inscriptions of the beginning of the I3th century show that the temple was then in existence, and it is probably of still earlier date. The Kamakshi x temple, by its architectural style, suggests 211. The Shore Temple at Mamallapuram, (From a Plan by Mr. A. Rea.) Scale 50 ft. to i in. that it is of considerable age, and an inscription of Harihara II. of Vijayanagar mentions the gift of a copper door for the 1 Kamakshi is a name of DurgS. or Parvati, in the character of Manmatha or Muruga : in some parts of southern India the worship is connected with the Holi festival.