| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
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THE FIFTH TEMPLE |
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were the different temples built? How long were they used as a shrine? These questions are
answered by the outlets. Outlet B was used for the longest period of time. The aperture
has been rounded at places by the constant flow of water. When I first examined it, I
found that the base of the outlet B had been repaired by a piece of black basalt of the
type used for the floor of the garbhagriha and the chandrashila. Outlet B, therefore, bad
twostages: (a) as originally constructed, and
(b) when a fresh piece of black basalt was inserted in 1169. This establishes that the
outlet B was made when the Fourth Temple was built. |
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