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4 entriesAihole Temples
Aihole is a temple complex in Karnataka built between the 5th and 8th centuries…
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
The Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram is a 12th-century Chola Shiva temple in…
Antarala
Antarala is the small transitional vestibule in a Hindu temple that connects…
Ardhamandapa
The ardhamandapa is the entrance porch or vestibule of a Hindu temple that…
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3 entriesChalukya Temple Architecture
Chalukya temple architecture is a South Indian building tradition that fused…
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
The Chennakeshava Temple at Belur is a 12th-century Hoysala-era Vaishnavite…
Chola Temple Architecture
Chola temple architecture is the South Indian Dravidian building style…
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3 entriesDilwara Jain Temples
The Dilwara Jain Temples are a complex of five marble Śvetāmbara Jain temples…
Dilwara Jain Temples
The Dilwara Jain Temples are a group of five marble Jain temples built between…
Dravida Style of Temple Architecture
The Dravida style is a South Indian temple architecture tradition defined by a…
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4 entriesGangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple is the early-11th-century Shiva temple built by…
Garbhagriha
The garbhagriha is the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple, a small windowless…
Gopuram
A gopuram is the monumental, ornamented gateway tower over the entrance of a…
Great Living Chola Temples
The Great Living Chola Temples are three 11th–12th century Dravidian temples in…
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6 entriesKailasa Temple, Ellora
The Kailasa Temple at Ellora is an eighth-century monolithic Hindu temple in…
Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
The Kailasanathar Temple is an early-eighth-century Pallava sandstone temple in…
Kalasha
The kalasha is the crowning pot-shaped finial that surmounts the superstructure…
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the largest and most ornate surviving Chandela…
Keshava Temple, Somanathapura
The Keshava Temple at Somanathapura is a 13th-century Hoysala Vaishnava temple…
Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Chandela)
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a complex of Hindu and Jain temples built…
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4 entriesPallava Temple Architecture
Pallava temple architecture is the South Indian stone temple style developed by…
Pancha Rathas, Mahabalipuram
The Pancha Rathas are five monolithic seventh-century rock-cut temples at…
Panchayatana Temple Plan
The panchayatana plan is a Hindu temple layout in which a central principal…
Pattadakal Group of Monuments
Pattadakal is a UNESCO World Heritage temple complex in Karnataka, India, built…
