History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s12.20

v1.c19.s12.20

The great temple at Madurâ is a larger and far more important building than the Vasanta mantapam or Châwadi. It possesses all the characteristics of a first-class Dravidian temple, and, as its date is well known, it forms a landmark of the utmost value in enabling us to fix the relative date of other temples (Woodcut No. 229).