A superstructure, tower or spire characteristic of North Indian temple architecture, it usually rises above the innermost sanctuary or the main pillared hall. In South India, however, shikhara refers solely to the topmost part of the superstructure, which is usually a decorated dome. Derived from Sanskrit, the word literally translates to “mountain peak.”
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