A fence or defensive wall made of closely packed wooden or iron stakes or tree trunks and typically serves as temporary fortification.
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Mandapa
A pillared hallway characteristic of Dravida temple architecture, used for rituals, gatherings and marriage ceremonies. A temple may have one…
Sukhanasa
An ornamental feature in Hindu temple architecture which lies over the entrance to the garbhagriha (the inner shrine). It literally…
pitched roof
A roof form featuring one or more inclined surfaces rising to meet at a ridge, point, or wall surface. The…
Abacus
In architecture, a wide slab at the top of a load-bearing column, forming the uppermost section of the capital and…
Sabhamandapa
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
pediment
Triangular gable-like structure surmounting the end of a portico or doorway at the entrance of buildings, especially religious or other…
Ratha
A spoked-wheel chariot or cart, usually drawn by horses. Evidence of their use and construction has been found in the…
Monolith
A structure that is excavated or carved out of a single block of rock. Monoliths are usually not moved from…