A term referring to the shape of an apse, an architectural element that serves as a semi-circular end for a building, covered with a hemispherical dome or vault. It is usually found in South Asian, especially Buddhist shrines and cave temples.
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Longitudinal beam along the top of a pitched or vaulted roof. The ridge beam is a load-bearing structural member of…
A pillared hallway characteristic of Dravida temple architecture, used for rituals, gatherings and marriage ceremonies. A temple may have one…
A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually…
Meaning ‘gateway’ or ‘arched entrance’ in Sanskrit and Pali, torana refers to a free-standing gateway marking the entrance to a Buddhist shrine or…
The style of cave temple architecture developed under the patronage of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I, characterised by simplicity of…
An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
In architecture, a wide slab at the top of a load-bearing column, forming the uppermost section of the capital and…
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…