An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
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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…
vimana
Shrine enclosing the inner sanctum or garbhagriha in the Dravida-style Hindu or Jain temples of South India; multi-shrine complexes may…
Architrave
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Mihrab
A niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the qibla (direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and is…
Sakha
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…
Antarala
A small antechamber connecting the garbhagriha (inner sanctum) of the temple to its mandapa (pillared hall). It is a feature…
Dado
In architecture, it is the space between the base and the pedestal of a column. It is also used to…
Tala
A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.