A type of roof in Dravida temple architecture shaped like a hut, with a square base.
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Pindika
Sanskrit for 'stool' or 'pedestal', it is the platform on which idols are installed in the garbhagriha or innermost sanctum…
gopuram
Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…
Blind Bays
In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
Stucco
A type of fine plaster or coating material used to cover walls and ceilings with decorative patterns, it is also…
Kapotabandha
In Indian temple architecture, it is a style of decorative moulding seen on a tier of the adhisthana, the raised…
Tala
A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.
Chandrashala
A decorative motif similar to a barrel-vaulted roof, with a circular dormer-shaped or horseshoe-shaped arch. It is commonly found in…
Triratha
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