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158-161. The broad wall of the central altar, of the square or triangular shape, on each side, should be five, seven, or nine cubits (in height); the altar (*Brahmā-pīṭha*) installed in the centre of a village or of a royal palace is always worshipped like the *Trikāla* (Śiva, the personified three times, namely, past, present, and future).