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Table 3.1:- Time line of Hindu temple Architecture
Period Place
Description (Circa)
SI.No.
Name of Temple
Image
Bhitargaon Temple Source: (Bhitargaon, 2017)
Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh
This is oldest temple and constructed with 5th century brickwork and still existing in India. Its features AD are very similar to Mahabodhi temple constructed
in 250 BC
Lad Khan Temple Source: (Lad-khantemple-in-aihole, 2017)
Aihole, Karnataka
675 - 725 AD
Aihole was a meeting place of medieval times and a cradle for experimentation of Hindu arts, especially temple Architecture. The artisans and regional architects of the Aihole region have created prototypes of 16 types of independent temples and 4 types of rock-hewn shrines to express the theology of Hinduism in stone.
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