A pavilion found within a temple complex that is used to celebrate the divine wedding of the temple’s principal deity with their consort. It is also used to hold public rituals during temple festivals.
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A horizontal band resting on pillar capitals, they are divided into three parts — the architrave (the bottom), the frieze…
Platform or balcony projecting as a partial, intermediate storey between the floor and ceiling of a full-heighted space. The mezzanine…
A decorative motif similar to a barrel-vaulted roof, with a circular dormer-shaped or horseshoe-shaped arch. It is commonly found in…
The name of the vimana (the sanctum sanctorum and the tower over it) of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra…
A type of roof in Dravida temple architecture shaped like a hut, with a square base.
Shrine enclosing the inner sanctum or garbhagriha in the Dravida-style Hindu or Jain temples of South India; multi-shrine complexes may…
A temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located in the town of Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…