List of Plates

Plate I. (a) Champitala Lokanatha, (6) Chandrdavipe Bhagavati Tara. (c) Samatate Jayatunga Lokanathia. (d) Pattikere Chunda. To face P. 12 Plate II. (a) Samatate Buddhardhi Bhagavati Tara. (6) Champita (la) Lokanatha Bhattaraka. Plate III. (a) Vajrasattva from Sukhavaspur. Plate IV. Plate V. (b) Do. Inscription on the back. (c) Vajrasattva on Syama Tara. Octo-alloy Lokanatha from Sylhet, (a) Seals on the back of Lokanatha from Sylhet. (b) One of the Seals enlarged. Plate VI. (a) Lokanatha from Belasa. Plate VII. Plate VIII. Plate IX. (6) Lokanatha from Raghurampur, (a) Lokanatha from Mahakali. (6) Manju-Sri from Jalkundi. Buddha from Ujani. (a) Terra-cotta plaque from Raghurampur. (b) Buddha from Mahakali. Plate X. (a) Terra-cotta from Sabhar (stamped with Dhyani Buddhas). (6) Terra-cotta from Sabhar (stamped with Dhyani Buddhas and Bodhisattvas). Plate XI. (a) Jambhala from Raghurampur, 14 " 24 $ 25 26 $3 27 28 30 3 I 32 (b) Jambhala from Paikpada. (c) Do. Inscription on the back. (d) Jambhala from Sukhavaspur. (e) Another Jambhala from Sukhavaspur. Heruka from Subhapur, Plate XII. Plate XIII. (a) Pindola from Sonarang. (b) Marichi from Ujani. Plate XIV. Marichi from Panditsar. Plate XV. Vajra Tara from Patharghata, Plate XVI. Vajra Tara from Majvadi, Faridpur. 34 34 42 44 47 + + + 9

( vi ) Plate XVII. a) Vajra Tara. Figure on petal No. 6. (b) Do. Figure on petal No. 8. (c) Do. Double Naga girl, supporting petals. (d) The Mystic rectangle below the Vajra. Tara from Patharghata, Plate XVIII. Plate XIX. Plate XX. Sitatapatra from Tippera. Bhrkuti from Bhavanipur. Tara from Sukhavaspur. Plate XXI. Tara from Sompada. Plate XXII. (a) Tara from Khailkair, (6) Tara from Svamibag. Plate XXIII. (a) Parnasavart from Nayananda. Plate XXIV. Plate XXV. (b) Parnasavari at Vajrayogint. Mahapratisara, Hariti (?) Plate XXVI. (a) Visnu To face P. 50 53 " 55 56 $$ 57 " 58 60 " 62 " 64 (6) Visnu from Deora. }) 79 Plate XXVII. Visnu from Gosanivadi. 80 " Plate XXVIII. Plate XXIX Wooden Visnu from Krsnapur. Silver Visnu from Churain, 82 15 ☑ 84 Plate XXX. (a) Visnu from Baghaura and Inscription. Plate XXXI. (6) Visnu from Keoar and Inscription. Visnu from Sialdi. Plate XXXII. Visnu from Laksmankati. Plate XXXIII. Plate XXXIV. Visnu in the Dacca Collectorate compound. Laksmi-Narayana from Basta. Plate XXXVI. (a) Visnupatta. (b) Visnupatta. Plate XXXVII. (a) Visnupatta. (6) Visnupatta. Plate XXXVI. (a) Boar Incarnation. (6) Boar Incarnation from Autsahr. Plate XXXVII. (a) Narasimha. (6) Narasimha from Tangivadi, (c) Narasimha from Abdullapur. (d) Do. 91 83 86 yi yi .87 88 * 89 90 92 " 92 >> 103 104

( vii ) Plate XXXVIII. (a) Vamana from Jodadeul. Plate XXXIX. Plate XL. Garuda, (6) Vamana from Abdullapur. To face P.105 (a) Fish incarnation from Vajrayogini. (b) Parasu-Rama from Autsahi. Plate XLI. (a) Do,-showing both the sides. " gob 108 (6) Wooden image of Garuda Plate XLII. Nataraja, Plate XLIII. Nataraja from Rampal. Plate XLIV. (a) Nataraja (fragment) from Churain. (b) Nataraja (fragment) from Bharella. Plate XLV. (a) Nataraja from Natghar. (b) Nataraja from Autsahr. Plate XLVI. Nilakantha from Kasipur. Plate XLVII. (a) Aghora. (6) Kalyanasundara. 13 109 2 III "I IZ "} 114 116 > ti 117 118 Plate XLVIII. (a) Kalyanasundara (Vangiya Sahitya Parisat) (b) Kalyanasundara (Dacca Sahitya Parisat). ___ Plate XLIX. (a) Alingana-murti and Inscription, (b) Alingana-murti from Raghurampur. Plate L. (a) Hevajra from Dharmmanagar. (b) Tara from Sukhavaspur. (6) Alingana-murti at Keoar. Plate LII. Ardhanarisvara from Purapada. Plate LI. (a) Alingana-murti (Dacca Sahitya Parisat). 123 128 "270 130 131 Plate LIII. (a) Vatuka. (b) Sadyojata. Plate LIV. (a) "Mother-and-child" and Inscription, Nahar _collection. (b) Do. Rajsahi Museum. Plate LV. (a) Nandi. (6) Ganesa. Plate LVI. (a) Ganesa from Autsah 1. (6) Heramba at Munsiganj. Plate LVII. (a) Karttikeya, (b) Surya. Plate LVIII. Surya from Sukhavaspur. 140 144 " 146 148 >> 169

( vili ) Plate LIX. Plate LX. Surya at Chandimuda. To face P. 172 Surya at Sonarang. 19 173 Plate LXI. (a) Surya from Rajair. (b) Surya at Firingibazar. Mahamaya at Kagajipada. > 174 Plate LXII. (a) Revanta. Plate LXIII (b) Sarasvati in the Lucknow Museum. Sarasvati. >> 177 188. " Plate LXIV. $$ 192 >> 196 Plate LXVI. >> 198 " 200 Plate LXV. (a) Mahisamardini. (b) Katyayani at Madhavpasa, Mahisamardini at Sakta. Plate LXVII. Gauri from Sonarang. Plate LXVIII. (a) Gauri from Paikpada. (b) Gauri from Arial. Plate LXIX. Inscribed Chand at Dacca, 201 (9) " 203 Plate LXX. Inscribed Sarvani from Deulvadi, " 204 Plate LXXI. (a) Ugra Tara from Sikarpur. (b) Chamunda. Plate LXXII. (a) Dantura (Vangiya Sahitya Parisat). (6) Manasa (Indian Museum.) Plate LXXIII. (a) Manasa. (6) Manasa at Silghat. Plate LXXIV. Wooden capital. Plate LXXV. (a) The monolithic pillar. (b) Chlorite stone-slab. 206 " 219 $9 226 228 " (c) Stone door-sill. 230 Plate LXXVI. (a) An artistic brass stand. (6) Surya in the Collectorate compound, Dacca. 271 Plate LXXVII. No. I No. 1 Wooden pillar from Rampal and carvings. 272 Plate LXXVIII. No. II Wooden pillar from Rampal and carvings. 273 Plate LXXIX. Inscriptions, 274 Plate LXXX. Map of Rampal and its vicinity Intro. P. x Plate LXXXI. Temples of Bengal style Intro, P. xiv Plate LXXXII. Bengal Rekhas Intro, P. xvii