In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It is characterised by its shape, which is rounded at the bottom and square at the top.
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The name of the vimana (the sanctum sanctorum and the tower over it) of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra…
The style of cave temple architecture developed under the patronage of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I, characterised by simplicity of…
A pavilion found within a temple complex that is used to celebrate the divine wedding of the temple’s principal deity…
Ribbed or notched stone disk that is part of the crowning segment in Kalinga and Nagara temple architecture. The amalaka…
The Tamil term for an arch that is shaped like a horse-shoe. It is also known as the chaitya arch,…
A type of Hindu temple architecture characterised by a door in each of the four cardinal directions of the sanctum.…
A term referring to the shape of an apse, an architectural element that serves as a semi-circular end for a…
Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…