Oriental Scenery/Part 1/Plate 11

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No. XI.

AN ANCIENT HINDOO TEMPLE IN THE FORT OF ROTAS.

This building, composed of grey granite, is of singular construction, and has the appearance of great antiquity. The Hindoos, who formerly preferred elevated places for their temples, could not, it would seem, resist the temptation of building in this place, the situation being delightful, and water and wood, with every other convenience, abundant.

An ancient Hindoo Temple in the Fort of Rotas.