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STHĀNA—The place of standing or staying, any place, spot, locality, the abode, dwelling house, room, shrine ; a monastic establishment.
(1) “We, Kauśika-Nagama-Bhaṭṭana, a Śiva-Brāhmaṇa, in charge of the shrine (sthāna) of the temple of Tiruvallam-uḍaiyār at Tiruvallam . . . .” (Inscrip. of Rajendra, no. 55, line 4, H. S. I. I. vol. III. p. 113).
(2) “List of shrines to which allotments were made:—Vīrabhadra-deva (l. 12), Brahmāṇī, Īśvarī (l. 13), Vaishṇavī (l. 14), Indrāṇī (l. 15), Gaṇapati (l. 16), Chāmuṇḍeśvarī of the chief shrine (mūla-sthāna) . . . . . (Inscrip. at Kolar, no. 66, H. S. I. I. vol. III. p. 136-137).