A pavilion found within a temple complex that is used to celebrate the divine wedding of the temple’s principal deity with their consort. It is also used to hold public rituals during temple festivals.
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Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…
A spoked-wheel chariot or cart, usually drawn by horses. Evidence of their use and construction has been found in the…
A structure that is excavated or carved out of a single block of rock. Monoliths are usually not moved from…
Meaning ‘railing’ or ‘raised platform or altar’ in Sanskrit and Pali, vedika refers to the outer railing around a sacred…
A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or…
Sanskrit for 'stool' or 'pedestal', it is the platform on which idols are installed in the garbhagriha or innermost sanctum…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
A Persian term for private quarters in a house reserved exclusively for women. Originally an extension of the Islamic concept…