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With reference to the cultural history of India, the term ‘Panchayatan’ refers to
PRELIMS 2014 · ART AND CULTURE
With reference to the cultural history of India, the term ‘Panchayatan’ refers to
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• Panchayatan is a temple layout with a central shrine surrounded by four subsidiary shrines at the corners, totalling five (quincunx pattern).
• Examples: Dashavatara Temple (Deogarh), Kandariya Mahadeva (Khajuraho). It is not an assembly, sect, or functionary.
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