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The Concept of a Temple (देवालयस्य सङ्कल्पना) (view source)
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==== Pushkarni ====
==== Pushkarni ====
The word 'Pushkarni' is used to signify a water tank within the premises of a temple. Inscriptions dating from the Kushana Period (1st century CE-3rd century CE) from Mathura allude to the construction of tanks near shrines. It became a common practice from the early medieval period to build tanks or pushkarnis within the area of the temple. The water from the temple tanks would be used in various kinds of rituals associated with the temples. The Pushkarnis in temples of Lord Nataraja in Chidambaram and Goddess Meenakshi in Madurai are specially renowned. Canonical texts pertaining to temple give clear injunctions about the requirement of water bodies -natural or artificial in the vicinity of temples.