• The dhvajastambha (ध्वजस्तम्भ) refers to the flagstaff erected in front of the mukhamaṇḍapa (front pavilion) of a Hindu temple. The dhvajastambha is usually...
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    architecture Architecture of Angkor Hemadpanthi architecture Style Dhvajastambha (flagstaff) Richard Salomon dates the earliest Cambodian Sanskrit inscriptions...
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    is single-tiered and rests on the compound wall of the enclosure. A dhvajastambha (flag-pillar) and a bali pitham (sacrificial altar) is present in the...
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    approximately 107 metres (351 ft) by 70 metres (230 ft) with a nandi madapa and dhvajastambha found outside of the wall. The main temple itself sits on a plinth that...
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    observed on the first day, in which the flag of Shiva is raised over the dhvajastambha (flagstaff) of the temple complex after the ritual performance by priests...
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    agama and follows Tenkalai tradition. There are separate entrances and dhvajastambhas for the Parthasarathy and Yoga Narasimha temples. The gopuram (towers)...
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    Hindu temples expanded to include the bali pitha, accompanied by a dhvajastambha (flagstaff) located at the porch. A bali pitha is commonly constructed...
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    object of it is to record the erection of the column, which is called 'dhvajastambha' or flag staff of the god Vishnu. This pillar is about 48 feet high...
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    imbued by their divine attributes. A flag staff or a votive column (dhvajastambha) is often erected in front of temples or on top of their roofs. These...
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    Rajasthan with landscaping around the temple complex. There is a large Dhvajastambha (flag pole) at the main entrance to the temple. The walls and ceilings...
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    be additions of the Vijayanayagara kings during the early 1500s. The dhvajastambha mandapam has pillars with refined architectural features. The Tirumoli...
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    hall") and a mukhamandapa ("entrance hall"). An inscription on the dhvajastambha ("flag pillar") in the temple claims King Chamaraja Wodeyar VI had it...
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  • but placed on the same pedestal. The garbhagriha is visible from the dhvajastambha itself. However, when viewing from the dhvajastamba, only Rama can be...
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  • R. No. 567 of 1925.) On a big white marble pillar set up near the dhvajastambha in the temple of Ramalingesvara, Velpuru, Sattenepalli Taluk, Guntur...
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