*There is one picture in which two men hold each other by their legs, stretched at full length, and withal making a regular ball. We have witnessed many an Indian and European circus performance, but never saw any such pose before.

Mahabalipuram) and the traditions in connection with the latter Temple show that priests from Sri Sailam were brought to the Mahamalaipuram Pagoda, which in itself proves the great antiquity of Sri Sailam Temple. The structure is clearly Chalukyan, and the Conjivaram Pagodas and the seven Pagodas were also constructed by the Rulers of the Chalukyan Dynasty, when they held sway over those parts. The rock-cut Temple at Ellora, also called Mount Kailasa, was also their work, and it speaks volumes for the great religious zeal and piety of these noble sovereigns who adorned this ancient line of Kings, and yet to-day, the student of South Indian History knows hardly anything about them.

The. Temple of Sri Parvati is a very small one at present, but it is reported that the original image was stolen or mutilated and its place has also been changed. The Principal Amman Shrine is occupied by a Goddess called Brahmaramba, in whose name a big feast is held in the month of Chitrai when bloody sacrifices are also offered. This is clearly an image of Kali, and this shrine stands apart and is shut up after sometime in the night, even when other shrines are open. Evidently, the image was set up sometime after the Temple had come into the hands of the Pushpagiri Mutt. Perhaps the image which had remained outside the Temple was set up in the place of Sri Parvati when the image of the latter had been was lost. Anyhow the worship of this Brahmaramba is not to be confounded with the principal worship of the shrine itself.

The Temple-tree is a fig tree, and it must be a very ancient one. It towers far above the tallest tower and at its base, it measures more than 5 5 feet. Under its shade are seated Sanyasins and Yogis, and a good picture of this was photographed by our artist. The tree on the right-hand side of the principal picture is the fig tree we have mentioned above. Such an old tree we have not seen anywhere else.

There is one liberty allowed in this Temple and other Temples in this District, namely the right of free worship allowed to every caste Hindu, a right which, we dare say, as obtaining at one time everywhere in the South, as it is still to-day in the north.

And we had then the satisfaction of worshipping God with our own hands at our own leisure and our abhisheka and arehana were performed with the accompaniment of Devara and Tiruvagaga Hymns. One has necessarily to attain to that calm, resigned and reverent attitude of mind and body, forgetting all self, which is necessary in a worship of this kind, before one can expect to feel any soul-elevation.

A visit to the Kistna which cuts through the Nalla Malais at this point and a bath in it are held very sacred ; and this is a pretty stiff job. It is one steep journey, down and down you go, till at the very bottom lies the perfectly blue and placid waters of Patala Ganga or Nil-Ganga. The scene hereabouts can only be matched by the Nerbudda at the marble rocks. Our artist has taken 2 or 3 views of the bathing-ghat and the winding river. The distance between Peddacheruvu and mount Kailas is about 15 miles and from Mount Kailas" to Patala Ganga (Kistna) is about 5 miies.

For the greater part, the hills are covered with bamboos and various valuable forest trees, but at the time we went, owing to the drought and other causes the trees were more or less bare and the bamboos presented a withered appearance. The forest produce are all enjoyed by the Chenchus, the native inhabit-ants of these jungles and hills. On the route to Sri Sailam, these Chenchus occupy three settlements, called Gudems, one near Nagaluti, one near Peddacheruvu, one near Sri Sailam. They levy from the pilgrims a kind of poll-tax at these different points, at one anna per head ; and this is said to be in consideration of their protecting the property and person of the pilgrims in these wild regions, and the Police Inspector himself told us that they are, so far, remarkable for their honesty. These hill-men do not differ much from other natives of the low country, but they are almost naked except in the piece-cloth (langoti) which they wear. One big cloth besides they wear with which they cover their upper part of the body or lay it losely over their shoulders. They have a peculiar way of tying their hair, in the style known as Kandai Mudichu, which kind of dressing may also be perceived in some of the ancient Sculptures in Madura and elsewhere.

By no means, are these savages or aborigines, but they must certainly have belonged to a very ancient and civilized race, but from the circumstance of having been confined to a residence in these hills, had gradually degenerated more or less. The females are better dressed and they could not be very much distinguished from the people of the plains. As residents of Kurinji, the marriage which usually obtains amongst them is what may be called the Gandharva form. As a Chenchu put it, boys and girls roam about and get acquainted with each other, and choose for themselves, and after a time, the marriage is published by the inviting and feeding of a few guests; just in the same way as we read of in Kurihjippatlu. Of course the environments favour them so much, and the people are so few, and the liberty of movement is so great, that you cannot but expect such kind of marriages in such a community. Of course our poets and lawyers put it as though such and such a kind of marriage is required for such a kind of land (Tinai, \, and our friend Mr, T. Virabadra Mudaliyar wonders why our poets should of necessity people with prostitutes and dancing girls. Of course there is no necessity, but as in their view {Marudam) the land covered with paddy fields represented the seat of wealth and luxury, and civilized activity and prostitution clearly follow in their wake, the poets always lay down as a law that whenever ' civilized towns' are spoken of, prostitution should also be maintained. In a sense this ,rule appears rigid, but ample scope is given when they usually speak of '