[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.s3.62 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.62 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.62 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.62) “Without the walls,” continues our text, “should be placed the shrines of the deities who preside over and defend the several quarters of the village; at the angular points should be erected halls, porticos, colleges, and other public edifices; and towards the quarter of \*agni\* (south-east), a water-shed for the accommodation of travellers and passengers. The whole village should be secured by a quadrangular wall, and a ditch around it, with four large and as many small gates, in the middle of the sides and at the angular points. Without the northern gate should be erected a temple - [Previous: c4.s3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.61) - [Next: c4.s3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.63) - [Up: c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.62) · Pramāṇa