A half-open pillared hall in Hindu temples. The ardhamandapa serves as an open porch at the entrance of the temple and creates a transitional area between the outside and the inner halls of the temple.
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In Indian temple architecture, it is the term for the lintel located above a doorway. It is often a carved…
Horizontal band running along the exterior surface of a building or a boundary wall, serving aesthetic and sometimes functional purposes.…
Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…
A type of Hindu temple architecture characterised by a door in each of the four cardinal directions of the sanctum.…
Meaning ‘railing’ or ‘raised platform or altar’ in Sanskrit and Pali, vedika refers to the outer railing around a sacred…
A spoked-wheel chariot or cart, usually drawn by horses. Evidence of their use and construction has been found in the…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
A decorative architectural motif where a narrow portion of the wall projects outwards and resembles a rectangular pillar-like structure. In…