File:Durga Temple, Aihole Karnataka.jpg
The drawing:
- This is the floor plan of the Durga Hindu temple. It is not dedicated to goddess Durga, but it is called Durga because it served as a "Durg" (fort) during Islamic Sultanate invasion of this region.
- The temple's architectural plan follows the apsidal, square and circle principle found in historic Sanskrit texts.
- GPS location of the monument:
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- The relative scale and relative dimensions in this architectural drawing are close to the actual but neither exact nor complete. The plan illustrates the design and layout, but some intricate details or parts of the temple may not be shown. In cases where exact measurements were not feasible, the drawing uses best approximations and rounds the best measurements feasible.