Latticed screen windows often found in Islamic architecture, typically made of stone, metal, and in rare cases, also wood. Apart form the practical function of visibility and ventilation, jaalis lend a quality of delicacy to a building. The term is also used for an embroidery technique where small perforations are made in the fabric and stitched taut to resemble a lattice.
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Referring to the act of leisurely strolling as well as a garden or dwelling place in Pali and Sanskrit, vihara…
Ribbed or notched stone disk that is part of the crowning segment in Kalinga and Nagara temple architecture. The amalaka…
A structure that is excavated or carved out of a single block of rock. Monoliths are usually not moved from…
In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
A open-air bas relief sculpture in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, attributed to the reign of the Pallavas. It is 8.8 meters…
Also known as taranga potika, it is a corbel-bracket with a roll-like pattern or moulding.
A bulbous structure that is the apex of a temple and placed on the roof. Also known as the kalasha,…
Meaning ‘shrine’ or ’sanctuary’ in Sanskrit, chaitya or chaitya griha (‘chaitya hall’) refers to a pillared hall in Buddhist architecture,…