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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Kalyana Mandapa
A pavilion found within a temple complex that is used to celebrate the divine wedding of the temple’s principal deity…
Capital
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
Pindika
Sanskrit for 'stool' or 'pedestal', it is the platform on which idols are installed in the garbhagriha or innermost sanctum…
Abacus
In architecture, a wide slab at the top of a load-bearing column, forming the uppermost section of the capital and…
Chaitya
Meaning ‘shrine’ or ’sanctuary’ in Sanskrit, chaitya or chaitya griha (‘chaitya hall’) refers to a pillared hall in Buddhist architecture,…
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An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed…
Pilaster
A decorative architectural motif where a narrow portion of the wall projects outwards and resembles a rectangular pillar-like structure. In…
Ikshvaku Architecture
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