A manmade lake in the vicinity of the Badami Cave Temples, it constructed during the reign of the Early Western Chalukyas (sixth to eighth centuries CE). The caves and the Bhutanatha temple surround the reservoir.
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Meaning ‘shrine’ or ’sanctuary’ in Sanskrit, chaitya or chaitya griha (‘chaitya hall’) refers to a pillared hall in Buddhist architecture,…
A painted room in the form of a gallery commissioned by kings, nobles and merchants. The chitrashala in Bundi Palace,…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It…
A horizontal band resting on pillar capitals, they are divided into three parts — the architrave (the bottom), the frieze…
Triangular gable-like structure surmounting the end of a portico or doorway at the entrance of buildings, especially religious or other…
An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
A Persian term for private quarters in a house reserved exclusively for women. Originally an extension of the Islamic concept…