Cave V. is the commencement of a vihara, and has a verandah 45 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 8 inches, supported by four pillars, of which only one is finished, and is of the same style as the pillars in the last cave, but shorter and with a square base. The door has an architrave round it, divided into six compartments on either side, each filled with a pair of standing figures in various attitudes. In the lintel are nine divisions, the central one with Buddha and attendants, and the others with pairs of seated figures. Two very neat colonettes support the frieze, in which are five chaitya-window ornaments. Outside, a roll-pattern member and a border of leaves are carried outwards so as to surround a female standing on a makara, under the foliage of the asoka and mango trees. One female is accompanied by a boy, and the other by a girl; and the figures project beyond the line of general ornamentation, giving it considerable breadth and dignity. The left window is also richly carved.
