The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s5.3

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While the primeval shape of the dolmen is, architecturally, the prototype of the sanctuary enshrined in the Hindu temple, other closed types of sacred buildings also have preceded the Hindu temple. They too, have lent their meaning and added their shape to the cube of the Garbhagṛha. They are the Vedic shed of initiation and the undatable ‘Tabernacle’ made of bamboo, or branches or of large palm leaves only, in which a divine presence is known to dwell while being worshipped.