Town Planning in Ancient India c12.s2.25

c12.s2.25

The Mayamata gives the following succinct description of villages of this type: “The village has five highways running from east to west, while the number of main thoroughfares running transverse to them is variously recommended from thirteen to seventeen. It has four main gates on the four sides. Because of the peculiar orientation of its gates and numerous streets it looks like the mystic figure Nandyāvarta. Hence its significant designation.”