| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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INTRODUCTORY TO EXCAVATIONS |
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need not agree with the technique of conservation, which was alike unscientific and crude,
but cannot deny the fact either that these measures, to a large extent, were responsible
for the survival of the monument till its demolition in November, 1950. The monument, no
doubt, was in a very dilapidated condition and would not stand the weight of any
super structure proposed over it. The pillars and lintels of the mandapa were in an
advanced stage of corrosion with all surface carvings obliterated; the corbelled circles
forming the ceiling shared with the pillars the general wreck; the outside of the temple,
notably the sea-side portion, was entirely honey-combed and the sculptures had weathered
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