In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
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Triratha
An outward square projection from the main shrine of the temple, occuring in a cluster of three. Trirathas are typically…
Peristyle
A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or…
Uttaranga
In Indian temple architecture, it is the term for the lintel located above a doorway. It is often a carved…
Vaulted
An architectural descriptor for ceilings or roofs that feature self-supporting arches known as vaults. In its simplest form, the vault…
prakara
Straight enclosure wall surrounding the shrine and other structures, and demarcating pathways around them, in Dravida-style temples of South India.…
Mahamandapa
A pillared pavilion or hall found in Dravida temples. Typically the largest mandapa (pavilion) of the temple, the mahamandapa serves…
Agastya Teertha
A manmade lake in the vicinity of the Badami Cave Temples, it constructed during the reign of the Early Western…
Shikhara
A superstructure, tower or spire characteristic of North Indian temple architecture, it usually rises above the innermost sanctuary or the…