The Age of the Imperial Guptas c8.80
The Age of the Imperial Guptas c8.80
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c8.80
Gupta architects evolved a temple-type in which there was provision for a covered path of circumambulation surrounding the sanctum, which was closed on three sides and which provided one entrance only and an open porch in front. The subsequent modifications of this temple type are beyond the limit of our discussion but in the Post-Gupta period we find the addition of a modest Śikhara without any other important changes. Excavations at Mundeśvarī and Śankargadh may yet reveal traces of a covered path of circumambulation.