[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c21.20 # Town Planning in Ancient India c21.20 Town Planning in Ancient India c21.20 - **Language:** English ### [c21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.20) caste-classification of, 345 ; supplementary set of main, 346-7 ; disqualification of chambers for, 349-50 ; subsidiary, 98, 124, 348-9 ; streets over-arched with, 124, 136 ; gates of the city of Madurā, 180 ; size of, 276 ; temples adjoining, 351. Gate-towers, 32, 33 ; various storeys of, 96. Geha, 19. Ghaṇṭāpatha, 115. Giridurga, general description of, 75-6 ; best of all forts, 84. Gnomon, 62. Gods of the city or the village, distribution of, 313-5 Golkunda, 25. Gopuras, 32, 137 ; various storeys of, 96 ; meaning of, 99-100 ; magnificent architecture of, 101. Gotra, 21, 100 ; origin of the Indo-Aryan village or town, 35 ; meaning of, 35, 36. Grāma, meaning of, 142, 147, 188 ; vedic, 9-10. Grāmamārga, 114. Gṛhādyadhipati, functions of 170. Ground (of an abode, i.e., of a village, town or house), arboreal qualification of, 49 ; various tests of, 50 ; slopes of, 50, 52-5 ; to be avoided, 51-2 ; proper kind of, 55-6 ; colours of, 56-7 ; determination of the solidity of, 57-9 ; - [Previous: c21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.19) - [Next: c21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.21) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.20) · Pramāṇa