temple (mandir(a) (‘ dwelling), Tam.: kōyil)
There is little extant evidence of the construction of free-standing Hindu temples before the 5th century ce, but it may be supposed that wooden, and possibly also stone structures were in existence in some places from around the 2nd century ... ...
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