10.3 Building temples
Around the time that the stupas at sites such as Sanchi were acquiring their present form, the first temples to house images of gods and goddesses were also being built.
The early temple was a small square room, called the garbhagriha, with a single doorway for the worshipper to enter and offer worship to the image.
Gradually, a tall structure, known as the shikhara, was built over the central shrine.
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