An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
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Tin Thal
A three-storeyed Mahayana cave temple in Ellora dating to the eighth century CE. Marked as Cave 12, it houses a…
Groyne
A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually…
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In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
Dado
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Shala
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Ratha
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