| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CUTTINGS |
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the level inside was conditioned more by the earlier floor levels both in the mandapa and
the garbhagriha than by architectural principles. Characteristic of this phase was the
black basalt stone which was used for the flooring 'both in the mandapa and in the
garbhagriha. The floor-level in the former was only
9-11 inches higher than the preceding floor of Phase II. The entrance steps on the south
had completely disappeared while on the north they were only partially available. Here
they extended to a length of 23 feet from the threshold. The sea-wall contemporaneous with
this phase was built6 feet further south from the outside face of the revetment of Phase
II. The intervening space was filled up with loose earth and small stone debris. |
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