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PĪTHE—"The architect who knows the rules of Viśvakarman (the architect of the gods, also means one who knows how to execute every kind of work), planned, designed and executed all the buildings, the temple of Śiva together with that cloister (maṭha) with wonderful floors (bhūmika), the hall of study (vyākhyāna-śālā), and laid out that long line of gardens in two rows (adjoining) Śambhu's temple," (A.D. 1155-6). (Bhera-ghat Inscrip. of Alhanadevi, v. 36, 27, 18, Ep. Ind. vol. II. pp. 13, 17, 9).