A fence or defensive wall made of closely packed wooden or iron stakes or tree trunks and typically serves as temporary fortification.
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Mahendra Style
The style of cave temple architecture developed under the patronage of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I, characterised by simplicity of…
Antarala
A small antechamber connecting the garbhagriha (inner sanctum) of the temple to its mandapa (pillared hall). It is a feature…
Sakha
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…
Peristyle
A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or…
Collonade
A row of columns, typically equidistant from each other and joined by an entablature. A colonnade may be freestanding or…
Cornice Moulding
A horizontal decorative moulding applied to the edges at the top of an interior wall, ceiling or pedestal. They date…
Tin Thal
A three-storeyed Mahayana cave temple in Ellora dating to the eighth century CE. Marked as Cave 12, it houses a…
gopuram
Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…