Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.51
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.51
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The material for building palaces, *Chaitya-halls*, *Bodhi-gharas*, etc. seems to have been mainly timber, used for pillars, rafters, roofing, windows, stairs and latticework as also walls. Bricks seem to have been used rarely and stone was still rarer for pillar basements (*Kumbhaka*).