The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c13.44

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c13.44

The plan of the second floor, or third storey, was similar, except that there was accommodation for eight monks only. The highest story provided for an equal number of yogi seats but only four sleeping-cells. The shrine here was octagonal, instead of square, and this slight difference from the usual northern plan (which Fergusson, curiously enough, overlooked) is the only distinction which justifies the name "Dravidian"

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