| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CUTTINGS |
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a view to relating inter alia the existing sea wall with any known phase of the temple, a
trench 344 feet long and 8-15 feet wide was laid across the mandapa. The natural soil to
which the cutting was carried at some selected places was reached at an average depth of
16 feet 6 inches below the present surface. The same three phases were met with in this
cutting as well. Phase I. -Like the garbhagriha, the
mandapa too was built on solid Kanjur stone foundations going about 121 feet deep below
the present surface. The maximum width of the mandapa was 56 feet. The intended height of
its plinth was 5 feet 6 inches of which 3 feet 2 inches only was available. |
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