Urushringa

thumb|right|500px|Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, with 84 urushringa around the shikhara thumb|Detail of the same temple Urushringa (, ) is a subsidiary tower springing from the sides of the main shikhara tower in the Hindu temple architecture of northern India.

==Overview== The urushringa is smaller and narrower than the shikhara, and "engaged" or connected to it where they meet, except right at the top. It strengthens the feeling of height given by the temple, and may give some structural support by acting like a buttress, as well as adding to the visual symbolism of the temple as a sacred mountain.