A pillared pavilion or hall found in Dravida temples. Typically the largest mandapa (pavilion) of the temple, the mahamandapa serves as a public congregational area and is used for weddings and other rituals. It may not always be attached to the main shrine.
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Bell tower; or the upper part of this or a steeple, which houses bells; or specifically the timber structure by…
Ribbed or notched stone disk that is part of the crowning segment in Kalinga and Nagara temple architecture. The amalaka…
A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually…
Also known as taranga potika, it is a corbel-bracket with a roll-like pattern or moulding.
In architecture, it is the space between the base and the pedestal of a column. It is also used to…
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…
A open-air bas relief sculpture in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, attributed to the reign of the Pallavas. It is 8.8 meters…