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brick for the superstructure⁴. Brick and wood, singly or combined, were it seems frequently used but being easily perishable have vanished to a much greater extent than the contemporary buildings in stone. Wooden temples are however even now preserved and in worship in two distant parts of India, namely in Malabar, the ancient Kerala, and the Himālayas⁵.