[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) › c8.55 # Town Planning in Ancient India c8.55 Town Planning in Ancient India c8.55 - **Language:** English ### [c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.55) (8) \*God's fort\* (daiva durga) :—It is a fort by its very nature and origin.³ That is to say, it cannot be approached on account of its very natural circumstances. From an extract given by Messrs Ananthlwar and Raes, it is found to be a fort whose entrance and exit are guarded by gods, rākshasas (wild cannibals ?), betāls, ghosts, and evil spirits, which has been made inaccessible by hailstorm, constant typhoons, and frequent showers; and which is protected by spells, charms, and incantations.⁴ But according to Silparatna, that fort is called divyadurga, upon whose walls - [Previous: c8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.54) - [Next: c8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.56) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.55) · Pramāṇa