Shikhara (IAST: Śikhara), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North...
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Kamakhya Temple (section Shikhara and garbhagriha)
stone, the shikhara in the shape of a polygonal beehive-like dome is made of brick, which is characteristic of temples in Kamrup. The shikhara is circled...
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by some 20 steps down from the mandapa, and is open to the sky as the shikhara tower above stops abruptly at a little above the height of the mandapa...
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temple complete with a shikhara. One architect named Kokasa assured the king that the queen would be able to see the shikhara of a temple within a week's...
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district has Kadamba shikhara. Ramalingaeshwara temple at Bailhongal There are few ruined temples at Hooli with Kadamba shikhara. The ruined temple beside...
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two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "mountain peak"). The huge rocks are composed...
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shaped shivaling beneath the Panchpani tree. The temple has a Gopura or the shikhara as in any Pandya (Tamil) style temple and is raised high in a tiered way...
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dome called Shikhara (or Vimana, Spire). Variations in spire design come from variation in degrees turned for the squares. The temple Shikhara, in some literature...
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All nine temples are notable for its pyramidal north Indian style Nagara shikhara – likely an influence from Maharashtra and an evidence of active flow of...
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Sanithi pillars facing each other. Typical Vijayanagara style dravida shikhara (south Indian style tower over shrine) at the Someshvara temple at Kolar...
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architecture, the vimana is the tallest structure of the temple, as it is in the shikhara towers of temples in West and North India. By contrast, in large South...
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with brick and crowned each tower with bright Kalashas in the shape of shikhara (rising tower). One such temple complex was started in 1822 (1835 is also...
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or shrine) construction it qualifies as a ekakuta plan (a tower called shikhara over the shrine). The entrance to the temple is through an open pillared...
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several acres. On the exterior, the garbhagriha is crowned by a tower-like shikhara, also called the vimana in the south. The shrine building often includes...
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Baidyanath Temple Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Pyramid shaped Shikhara of the temple Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Deoghar Deity Shiva Festivals Maha...
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also excavated. The ASI team unearthed several remains of a temple's 'shikhara' (tower) from the mosque's premises, adding to the evidences of a Hindu...
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Siddhanath Temple, Nemawar (section Shikhara)
have erotic scenes carved. The lingam is placed within the sanctum. The shikhara or temple tower rises above the sanctum. The tapering tower has two circular...
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they have been ruined and modified over several centuries, with the tall shikhara tower replaced by a roof-dome. Much of the platform survives, with fragments...
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of the Konark Sun Temple. Due to the collapse of the main temple tower (shikhara), the jagamohana now appears to be the main building of the temple. Orissa...
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Shikhara of the Shri Kashi Math, as seen from Banganga Tank...
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in relief. The outer walls have pilasters surmounted by dravida towers (shikhara). The Lakshmanalingeshwara temple (or "Lakshmaneshvara") which houses the...
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85°0′33″E / 24.61028°N 85.00917°E / 24.61028; 85.00917 Architecture Type Shikhara Creator rebuilt by Queen Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore Completed rebuilt...
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Architecture of Nepal (section Shikhara temple style)
wooden struts to support the structure. One popular style of temple is the Shikhara architectural pattern. This style can be seen in the Krishna Mandir Temple...
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of the main shikhara tower in the Hindu temple architecture of northern India. The urushringa is smaller and narrower than the shikhara, and "engaged"...
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Ancient Indian architecture (section Shikhara)
architecture has also been uncovered at Nagarjunakonda. The early evidence of Shikhara type domical crowing structure has been noted in the palatial architecture...
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Acharya Vishvanath Shastri, carved the icons of the temple. The highest shikhara of the temple above the sanctum sanctorum is about 49 m (160 feet) high...
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Edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh Music by Praneeth Muzic Production company Shikhara & Akshara Arts LLP Release date 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) Country India...
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configuration. The entrance is through a transverse barrel vault gopuram. The two shikharas have a pyramidal outline, each individual tier is distinct with overhanging...
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pillar inside the mantapa in Kote Venkataramana temple in Bengaluru A shikhara (tower) in the Kote Venkataramana temple in Bengaluru Yali pillar at Kote...
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Perforated windows can be seen in the shallow recesses of the mandapa. The shikhara over the shrine is intact and is very ornamental, while the roof of the...
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