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Categories: Roofs, Articles with short description, Hindu temple architecture

shikhara shikar shikara Shikhar Shikhars

Shikhara, 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. Wikipedia

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Shikhara, 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. Wikipedia

The rising roof of a Hindu temple in North India Wikipedia Disambiguation

A Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak" Wikipedia Disambiguation

In North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapas ; it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north Wikidata

A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple. Wiktionary

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