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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CUTTINGS |
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Longitudinal Cutting across the Mandapa and the Garbhagriha
In order to relate the floor-levels in the mandapa with those in the garbhagriha and also
to know the extent of the temple on the east and the nature of the main entrance, a
longitudinal cutting 6 feet wide was made across the mandapa and the garbhagriha. All the
three phases met with in the other two cuttings were also represented here. Excavations revealed that Phase I temple consisted of two chambers
only- garbhagriha and mandapa-with an overall length of upwards of 64 feet. The entrance
to the temple was through a porch, access to which could be obtained by means of six steps
of a total height of 4 feet. The average height of a riser was 8 inches and the width of a
tread 15 inches. At some places the edges of these steps were found broken, evidently not
by usage which normally would result in rounding off, but by the hand of the invader. The
porch measures 15 feet 5 inches long and 18 feet wide. |
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