The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s7.56
The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s7.56
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¹¹⁶ The plinth or also the terrace on which the temple stands do not necessarily take part in this vertical extension. Some of the highest Prāsādas, especially in Orissa, as those of the Liṅgarāja Temple, Bhuvanesvar, (middle 11th century), have no socle. The Prāsāda rises straight from the ground, although lesser temples, but not the very least ones rise from a plinth (M. M. Ganguly, 'Orissa and her Remains', p. 107).