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An even more disapproved view, of course, is that the urban areas of the temple also served as fortifications, which has made an immunological site far from possible attackers. Clearly, with the arrival of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and successive rulers, it was typical that some Jain and Hindu temples "lost" their portions as building material for mosques, the new religious typology that emerged in India after the twelfth century.
Figure: 5.3 - Chaturmukha Style Plan (Type-I).Source: (Kumar S. , 2001, p. 100)
The central place of plan is called "Mula-Prasada", within which is "garbhagriha" (sacred place), and its guide statue is "mulanayaka". For a place of worship chaturmukha (four faces), not in any way like the temples of the Mount Abu. There is no "gudha-mandapa" (closed entrance) or "Trika-mandapas" (vestibule), however, there are four "ranga-mandapas" (A social hall) before four steps from the essential heavenly place. Each ranga-mandapa is connected to a three-storey "meghanadamandapa". Having four "mahadara-prasada" (despicable celestial place) from one corner to another in four methods for the essential sanctuary, the temple that compose it is "panchayatana" (type of five chapels). Furthermore, there are two east and west sides "bhadra-prasada", which make the total piece much more complex. A line of
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