shikhara
Sign in to saveAlso known as shikara, shikar, sikar, śikhara, sikhra, sikra, sikhara
thumb|right|Latina (architecture)|Latina in Khajuraho
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Rameswar Deula (6).jpg
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Shikharas
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Forms
- History
- Major styles
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|right|Latina (architecture)|Latina in Khajuraho
Shikhara (Sanskrit: , IAST: ''), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples. A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.
Gallery (2)
Connections
vimana
Entity
Deul
Entity
The Buddha
Entity
Sanskrit
Entity
Mesopotamia
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Karnataka
Entity
pyramid
Entity
Odisha
Entity
Gupta Empire
Entity
Bhubaneswar
Entity
pagoda
Entity
stupa
Entity
Deccan Plateau
Entity
South India
Entity
Gandhara
Entity
Mahabodhi Temple
Entity
Bodh Gaya
Entity
International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
Entity
Hindu temple
Entity