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# The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s8.3

The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c8.s8.3

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### [c8.s8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c8.s8.3)

Like the last temple this has three free pillars on either side of the nave, and this arrangement precludes the possibility of a central group of four as in later temples. The original idea of a nave and side aisles, as in the chaitya caves, is better preserved.

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