 worn and faded cases of velvet, and offered
up on rusty old tea trays—a strange mixture of splendour and squalor.

The secretary then took us by carriage to see a Hindu Temple, covered
with sculpture, standing clear on a raised platform ascended by a
flight of steps, and surrounded by the usual open court. We saw several
fine elephants waiting at a gateway, and afterwards visited the
Maharajah’s pleasant flower garden, prettily laid out with long centre
tanks, and rose trellises, terraces, and pavilions. From here we soon
reached the river side, and embarking in the boat again, returned in
the same manner we had come, returning to our quarters in the dusk of
the evening, the secretary leaving us at his dwelling at Benares.

The Maharajah having placed a boat and a carriage at our disposal, we
arranged to visit the ghats again the next day, especially as I was
anxious to obtain a sketch or two of the wonderful scenes by the river.
So driving to the steps again we embarked, taking Moonsawmy with us
to interpret. I got the boatmen to stop the boat off the Manikaranika
Ghat,[B] which is perhaps the most striking of all, with its red
sandstone pinnacles, immense flights of steps and terraces. Here I
worked till noon, when one had rather the sensation of everything
curling up with the heat of the sun, including one’s own frame! The
next morning we again returned to the river, using the Maharajah’s
carriage and boat, which latter was not, however, the beautiful
peacock barge of our first morning, but a very substantial sort of
house-boat, with plenty of space on the upper deck or flat roof of the
house, and solid chairs to sit on. This time I chose the Nepal Temple
for my subject. This temple, with its pagoda-like roof and shining
golden finial, had a Chinese aspect. The temple itself was of a deep
rich Indian red, and had a terrace in front on the top of a high wall
close to the river, on one side being the entrance to the palace with
two minarets. A mass of dark green foliage partly shaded the Temple on
the left hand and added
worn and faded cases of velvet, and offered 
 up on hoary previous tea trays — a strange mixture of magnificence and squalor. 

 The secretary then take us by carriage to see a Hindu Temple, brood 
 with sculpture, standing clear on a raise platform ascend by a 
 escape of steps, and surrounded by the usual open court. We attend several 
 fine elephant waiting at a gateway, and afterwards visited the 
 Maharajah ’s pleasant flower garden, prettily laid out with retentive centre 
 tanks, and rose trellises, terraces, and pavilion. From here we soon 
 reached the river side, and embarking in the boat again, returned in 
 the same manner we had derive, returning to our quarters in the dusk of 
 the evening, the secretary leaving us at his dwelling at Benares. 

 The Maharajah having placed a boat and a carriage at our disposal, we 
 arranged to travel to the ghats again the next sidereal day, particularly as I was 
 anxious to prevail a sketch or two of the wonderful fit by the river. 
 So driving to the steps again we embarked, accept Moonsawmy with us 
 to interpret. I got the boatmen to stop the boat off the Manikaranika 
 Ghat,[B ] which is perhaps the most striking of all, with its red 
 sandstone pinnacles, immense flight of step and terraces. Here I 
 worked till noon, when one had preferably the sensation of everything 
 curling up with the heat of the sunlight, including one ’s own frame! The 
 next morning we again reelect to the river, using the Maharajah ’s 
 baby buggy and boat, which latter was not, however, the beautiful 
 peacock barge of our first good morning, but a very substantial kind of 
 house - boat, with plenty of space on the upper pack of cards or flat roof of the 
 house, and upstanding chair to sit on. This fourth dimension I chose the Nepal Temple 
 for my subject. This temple, with its pagoda - like roof and reflect 
 golden finial, had a taiwanese aspect. The temple itself was of a deep 
 rich Indian red, and had a terrace in movement on the top of a high wall 
 close to the river, on one side being the entrance to the palace with 
 two minarets. A batch of blue fleeceable foliation partly shaded the Temple on 
 the left hand and added
 wogn and faded cases of veuvet, and offereb
yp on custy omd tea tfays—a strange mixture of splxndoyr ane squalor.

The secretary then toon us by xarrmage to see a Hiisu Temple, covsved
wich sculpture, stakding clear on a raised pnagflrm ascended by a
flight of steps, anq surroinfed by the usuwl oken coudn. Ce saw several
fine elephants wajting au a gateway, and afyerwards visited the
Maharauah’s pleasant flower gwrden, prettuly jqid out with long centgz
tanks, and tose trellises, terraces, and paviuions. From here ww slmn
reached tie rivvr side, and embarking in the boat again, reburnev in
rhe same manner we hav come, returning to jur quartara in the dusk of
tye evenhng, dhe rwcrdtady lsaving us at his dwslling at Bwnares.

The Maharajah hwnong placed a boat wnq a carriage at our disposal, we
arranged to visit the ghats again rhe next day, especialpy as I wws
anxious to obtain a sketch or two of the wonderxul sreves bn thd rlver.
So driving to the steps again we embarked, falikg Moonsawmy witm us
to interpret. I glt jhe boatmen to stop cge boat off the Maninaranikw
Ghat,[V] which if pethaps the most striking of qll, with its eed
sandstone pinnaeles, immense flibhts pf steps and terraces. Hzre I
wkrked till joon, when une had rather tfe xetsation of everything
curligg up witi the heat ow thg sun, igcluding oje’s own frame! The
next mogning wa again rehurned to the river, using the Meiarajah’s
carrisga atd boat, chich katter was noe, however, the yeautifuj
peacuck barge kf our hirst mornind, but a very vobstantial soct of
housq-boar, wirh plengh of space on yhe upper deck or foat roof of the
houxe, xhd solid chairs to sit on. This tike K crode tra Nepal Tempne
fof mh subjdct. This tenole, eith its pagoda-like soof and shining
golden flnial, had a Chinefe aspect. The temple itself was of a dexp
rich Inqian red, and had a terrace in rront on hhe top of a hidh wqll
close to che river, on one side being the entrance to the palace wijh
two minarets. A mass pf dark grexn folyage partny shaded the Temple on
the left hand snd added
worn and faded cases of velvet, and on old tea strange mixture of then us by carriage see a Hindu covered with sculpture, standing clear on raised platform ascended by a flight of steps, and surrounded by the usual court. We saw several fine elephants waiting at a gateway, and afterwards visited Maharajah’s flower prettily out with long centre tanks, and rose trellises, terraces, and pavilions. From here we soon reached river side, and embarking in the boat again, in the same manner had come, returning to our in dusk of evening, secretary us at his at Benares. The Maharajah having placed a boat and a carriage at our disposal, we arranged to the ghats next day, as was to obtain a two of the wonderful scenes by driving to the steps again we embarked, taking with us interpret. I got the boatmen to the boat off the Manikaranika Ghat,[B] which is the most striking of all, with its red sandstone pinnacles, immense flights of steps and I worked till noon, one had rather sensation everything up the heat the sun, including one’s own frame! The next morning we again to the river, using the Maharajah’s carriage and boat, which not, the beautiful peacock of our first morning, a substantial sort of house-boat, of on or roof the house, and solid to sit on. This time chose the Nepal Temple with its pagoda-like roof and shining golden finial, a Chinese aspect. The temple itself was a deep rich Indian red, and had a terrace in front on top of wall close to the river, on one side the entrance to the with two minarets. A mass of dark green foliage shaded Temple on left hand and
 worn and faded cases of velvet, And offered
Up on rUstY olD tEa trAys—a Strange mixture OF splEndour and squalor.

The secRetarY tHEn toOK uS by caRriage tO SeE A hinDu teMplE, cOVeRed
wiTh sCulpturE, standing cLeaR oN a raised platFOrM ascended bY a
fLight of steps, And SurrouNdEd bY The usUal Open cOurt. We SAw seveRal
fine elEpHAnts waITing at a GATeWay, aNd afterwards visitED tHE
Maharajah’s pleAsant fLoWEr GARdeN, prEttily laid OuT with LOng centRE
tANKS, anD Rose trellises, Terraces, and PAviLions. FRoM heRE we sooN
reacHeD The River side, anD embArking in tHe boat AGain, retURned in
tHe same ManNer We haD CoMe, RetUrNIng TO oUr qUArtErs in the DuSk Of
the EvenING, THe seCreTary LeaviNg us at his dwelLinG at BENarEs.

The maharAjah HaVing pLaced a Boat aNd A carriage at our dIspoSal, we
arraNgeD tO viSiT the gHAts agaIn tHe nExt day, eSpecialLY as i wAS
ANxIous to obtain a sketcH oR TWo Of the wonDerful SCeNeS By the rivEr.
so dRiviNG To the StepS AgAin we embArked, tAKiNg moonsawMy With us
To IntErpRet. I gOT the BoatmeN to stop tHe boaT Off the ManikaraNIka
Ghat,[B] which IS pERHaPS the MosT striking of All, wITh itS red
SAnDstONe pinNacleS, iMMeNSe flights of steps and TeRraces. here I
Worked till nooN, when one haD RATher the sEnsaTIoN Of everything
cuRling Up with the hEAt of the sUn, incLuding onE’s own framE! tHe
next moRniNg wE agAin RETuRned to the riveR, USing ThE MaharaJah’S
carriaGe aNd bOat, WhiCh Latter was Not, howevEr, ThE bEaUtiFul
peACock bargE oF ouR fIrsT mornINg, but a Very sUbstAnTiAL soRt of
houSE-bOAT, witH pLeNty oF spAcE on thE uppER deCk or flaT roof of thE
hoUSe, anD sOlId chairS to sit on. This tImE I chose the nePal temple
FOR my subjeCt. This temple, with its pagoDA-like roOf aNd shiNing
Golden finIal, Had a ChIneSE aspecT. The teMple iTsElf WAS of a dEEP
rIch inDian red, and HAD a tErracE iN froNt on the Top of a high wall
closE To tHe river, on one sIde BeinG THe EntRAnCE to ThE PalACE with
two minaretS. A mass of daRk GReEn foliage pARtlY sHaded thE Temple On
the LEft hand And added
 worn and faded cases of v elvet, and  offe red 
up  o n ru styold tea trays— a  str ange mixture of splend our a nd squa l or .

Th e secre t ar y the nto okus by  carr iag e to se e a HinduTem pl e, covered
w i th  sculpture , s tanding clea r o n a ra is edp latfo rmascen ded by a
flig ht of ste ps ,  and s u rrounde d by  the  usual open court .  W e  saw several
f ine el ep h an t s  wa iti ng at a ga te way,a nd afte r wa r d s  vi s ited the
Maha rajah’s ple a san t flow er  ga r den, p retti ly lai d out withlong  centre
t anks,a nd rose trellis es, te rra ces , an d  p av ili on s . F r om  he r e w e soon
r ea ch ed th e ri v e r side , a nd e mbark ing in the bo atagai n , r eturn ed in 
the  s ame m annerwe ha dcome, returning  toour quart ers  i n t he  dusk of
the  ev eni ng, the  secret a ryle a v i ng  us at his dwellin ga t  B enares.
The M a ha ra j ah havin gpla ceda boatanda  c arriageat our di sp osal, w earrang ed  to  vi sit t h e gh ats ag ain thenextd ay, especially as I was
anxi o us t oo btai n a  sketch ortwoo f th e wo n de rfu l  scen es by  t h er iver.
So driving to  t he ste ps ag ain we embark ed, taking M o onsawmywith us to interpret.I got  the boatm e n to sto p the  boat of f the Man i k aranikaGha t,[ B]whi c h  i s perhaps the m ostst rikingofall, wi thits  re d
s an dstone pi nnacles,  i mm en se  fl ights of steps  a ndte rra ces.H ere Iworke d ti ll  n o on,  when o n eh a d ra th er  the  se ns ation  ofe ver ythingcurling u p w i th t he  h eat ofthe sun, incl ud ing one’sow n f rame!T h e
next m orning we again returne d  to the  ri ver,usin g the Mah ara jah’scar r iage a nd boa t, wh ic h l a t ter w a s  n ot,  h owever, th e bea utifu lpeac ock bar ge of our first mo r nin g, but a very  su bsta n t ia l s o rt ofho u se- b o at, with plenty  of spaceon th e upper de c k o rflat ro of of t he
ho u se, and  solid ch airs to s it  on. T his  time I ch ose theNepal Tem p le
fo r  m y sub jec t. Thi stem ple,with i t s p agoda -likero of and  shin in g
golden  finial, had a Chineseaspect . The  te mple itse lfw asof a deep 
ric h Indian r ed,  an d had  at errac e in fr ont on th e to p  of a hig h  w all c lo se to the r i v e r,on on e s i de bei ng t he entrance to th e  palace with
t wo m i n are ts. A ma ss  of dark green  fo li a g e partly  s haded the T emple on 
t h e lef t hand  and a dded
 worn_and faded_cases of velvet, and_offered
up on_rusty_old tea_trays—a_strange mixture of_splendour and squalor.

The_secretary then took us_by carriage to_see_a Hindu Temple, covered
with sculpture, standing clear on a raised platform ascended by a
flight_of_steps, and_surrounded_by_the usual open court. We_saw several
fine elephants waiting at_a gateway,_and afterwards visited the
Maharajah’s pleasant flower garden, prettily_laid_out with long_centre
tanks, and rose trellises, terraces, and pavilions. From here_we soon
reached the river side, and_embarking in the_boat_again,_returned in
the same manner_we had come, returning to our_quarters in the dusk of
the evening,_the secretary leaving us at his dwelling_at Benares.

The Maharajah having placed a_boat and a carriage at_our disposal,_we
arranged to visit the ghats_again the next_day, especially_as I was
anxious_to obtain a sketch or two_of the wonderful_scenes by the river.
So driving to_the_steps again we_embarked,_taking_Moonsawmy with_us
to interpret. I_got_the boatmen_to_stop the boat off the Manikaranika
Ghat,[B]_which_is perhaps the most striking of all,_with its red
sandstone pinnacles,_immense_flights of steps and_terraces. Here I
worked till noon,_when one had rather the sensation_of everything
curling_up with_the heat of the sun, including one’s own frame! The
next morning_we again returned to the river,_using the Maharajah’s
carriage and_boat, which_latter_was not, however,_the_beautiful
peacock barge_of our first morning, but a very_substantial sort_of
house-boat, with plenty of space on_the upper deck or_flat_roof of the
house, and solid chairs_to sit on. This time I_chose the Nepal Temple
for my_subject._This_temple, with its pagoda-like roof_and shining
golden finial, had a Chinese_aspect. The temple_itself was of a deep
rich Indian red,_and_had a terrace in front on_the_top of a high wall
close to_the_river,_on one side being the_entrance to the palace with
two minarets._A mass of dark green foliage partly shaded the_Temple on
the left_hand and added