| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
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IDENTIFICATION AND CHRONOLOGY OF
THE 'ORIGINAL' TEMPLE |
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dating factor is the condition of the water outlets in the garbhagriha indicating thereby
the usage in terms of years in respect of each. The middle one (15) started functioning in
about A.D. 1030 when the temple was reconstructed after its demolition by Sultan Mahmud
and continued to be used till about the third quarter of the 15th century, since the
floor-level inside the garbhagriha was not disturbed until that time. With in this period of nearly 450 years the edges of the outlet
became rounded by the constant flow of water. The upper one remained in use from the third
quarter of the fifteenth century till c. A.D. 1706 when the temple was converted into a
mosque, a period of about 220 years. |
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