A layout in traditional Hindu temple architecture in which the central shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines, each at one corner of a square. The four smaller shrines may contain aniconic representations of a deity. Evidence of the Panchayatana temple layout has been found as far back as the Kushan Empire (c. first to third century CE).
Link copied!
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or…
In Indian temple architecture, it is a style of decorative moulding seen on a tier of the adhisthana, the raised…
Also known as taranga potika, it is a corbel-bracket with a roll-like pattern or moulding.
In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It…
In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
Platform or balcony projecting as a partial, intermediate storey between the floor and ceiling of a full-heighted space. The mezzanine…
Referring to the act of leisurely strolling as well as a garden or dwelling place in Pali and Sanskrit, vihara…