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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Sabhamandapa
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
Dado
In architecture, it is the space between the base and the pedestal of a column. It is also used to…
Uttaranga
In Indian temple architecture, it is the term for the lintel located above a doorway. It is often a carved…
Sukhanasa
An ornamental feature in Hindu temple architecture which lies over the entrance to the garbhagriha (the inner shrine). It literally…
Shikhara
A superstructure, tower or spire characteristic of North Indian temple architecture, it usually rises above the innermost sanctuary or the…
Dormer
A triangular or cylindrical projection from a roof that usually contains a window. It is an architectural motif commonly found…
Cushion Capital
In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It…
Torana
Meaning ‘gateway’ or ‘arched entrance’ in Sanskrit and Pali, torana refers to a free-standing gateway marking the entrance to a Buddhist shrine or…