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# History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s3.12

History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s3.12

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### [v1.c19.s3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.s3.12)

The procession-path round the cell—called pradakshina—as that round the apse, remained for some centuries as a common but not a universal feature. The verandah disappeared. Round a windowless cell it was useless, and the pillared porches contained in themselves all the elements of shelter or of shadow that were required.

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