Page:The People of India — a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan Vol 3.djvu/106

Rh noblest remains of Hindoo architecture as it may be called, which exist in India; and the costly temples of Mount Aboo, and those of villages in Dharwar, Belgaum, and Mysore, with their exquisite embellishments in stone carving, attest, to this day, the skill and graceful conceptions of their architects. A folio volume of Photographs of some of these remains, with historical and descriptive notices, has recently been published in London for the Society of Antiquaries of Western India, by Mr. ]Murray; and is the only publication which gives a true idea of the picturesque and ornate character of the best periods of Hindoo architecture. Although they have no temporal power at present existing, the Jains are a very numerous sect in most parts of India, and their members are known as wealthy and successful merchants and bankers in all great trading communities, particularly, perhaps, in Bombay and Guzerat generally.