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frequently suggested in antiquated Hindu messages on Architecture (the Vastu Shastras) as the consecrated mountain Meru or Kailasa, the residence of Shiva in the Himalayas.
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Figure: 3.2- Gopuram and Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. Source: (Chidambaram-northgopuram-navalingashrine, 2016)
Early temples comprised of just a garbhagriha, however after some time increases were made in constructed and duplicated crosswise over temple sites to make an accepted architectural style by the tenth century AD. The most evident of these highlights were a patio entrance (ardhamandapa) and pillared lobby (mandapa) which prompted the garbhagriha - highlights which created in the Deccan from the eighth century AD. Significantly more amazing, over the garbhagriha, a colossal corbelled pinnacle shikhara was developed.
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