He was tongue-tied and so laid down
his pen. Foreign travelers - oriental or occidental heaped up uninhibited candor
singling out each of its features like elaborate ornamentation, rich jewellery,
fanciful filigree work etc. Connoisseurs and aesthetes turning mute at their
grandeur filled several hundreds of pages with their comprehension and
appreciation, yet, its intrinsic worth is not fully brought to lime light.
Bowing to the Mulavirat Chennakesava for blessing the country with such peerless
artistes, and matchless monarchs Bittga, more popular in his cognomen of Vishnu
Vardhana, he assumed, the visitors leave the premises carrying the sweet
memories with them to be cherished for ever and with a determination to revisit
to replenishing their hearts with its glory till they make another visit.
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