The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c18.9

c18.9

Fig. 53 shows the plan of the temple. Excluding the pillared porticoes which form the north, east, and west entrances, and the shrine of the Trimûrti which fills the place of the southern porch, the interior of the temple is a pillared hall about 91 feet square, the roof being supported by six rows of pillars with six pillars in each row, except for the space occupied by the Brahmâ shrine (Pl. LIV), which takes the place of four pillars. If the temple had been a structural one, it would therefore have been itself a Brahmâ shrine, with entrances on each of the four sides opposite the cardinal points.