A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or colonnade.
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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…
Tala
A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.
Cantoned Pillar
An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
Ratha
A spoked-wheel chariot or cart, usually drawn by horses. Evidence of their use and construction has been found in the…
Chandrashala
A decorative motif similar to a barrel-vaulted roof, with a circular dormer-shaped or horseshoe-shaped arch. It is commonly found in…
Shala
Derived from the Sanskrit word broadly meaning "house" or "shelter", shala may refer to a covered pavilion, often oblong; a…
mezzanine
Platform or balcony projecting as a partial, intermediate storey between the floor and ceiling of a full-heighted space. The mezzanine…
Tin Thal
A three-storeyed Mahayana cave temple in Ellora dating to the eighth century CE. Marked as Cave 12, it houses a…