An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
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prakara
Straight enclosure wall surrounding the shrine and other structures, and demarcating pathways around them, in Dravida-style temples of South India.…
Double-Voluted
An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed…
Uttaranga
In Indian temple architecture, it is the term for the lintel located above a doorway. It is often a carved…
Chaitya
Meaning ‘shrine’ or ’sanctuary’ in Sanskrit, chaitya or chaitya griha (‘chaitya hall’) refers to a pillared hall in Buddhist architecture,…
Vesara Architecture
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
Capital
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
Chandrashala
A decorative motif similar to a barrel-vaulted roof, with a circular dormer-shaped or horseshoe-shaped arch. It is commonly found in…
Tala
A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.