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 CHAP. III. MOUNT ABU. 39 hundreds, it may almost be said a thousand times over, all the images alike, and the niches arranged in rows beside and above each other, like pigeon-holes in a dovecote. Externally the temple is perfectly plain, and there is nothing to indicate the magnificence within, except the spire of the cell peeping over the plain wall, though even this is the most insignificant part of the erection. The external porch, too, is insignificant, so that one is totally unprepared for the splendour of the interior.