An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.15
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.15
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In Pudukottai port-holed cists are 'approached through a slabbed antechamber as large as the main cist' and are therefore called 'transepted cists', a term adopted from the plan of a Christian church.