- carvings. The
temple has one
vimana (shrine and tower) and
therefore is a
ekakuta design, and has a
closed mantapa (hall) that
connects the
sanctum to the...
- all
avatars of Vishnu. From outside, the
temple actually looks like a
ekakuta (single
tower and shrine)
temple because the two
lateral shrines are simple...
-
construction of
temple complexes,
there temple plans are of five main designs; 1)
Ekakuta 2)
Dwikuta 3)
TriKuta 4)
Chatuskuta and 5) Panchakuta,
depending on its...
-
classified as
ekakuta (one),
dvikuta (two),
trikuta (three),
chatushkuta (four) and
panchakuta (five). Most
Hoysala temples are
ekakuta,
dvikuta or trikuta...
-
classified as
ekakuta (one
shrine and tower),
dvikuta (two),
trikuta (three),
chatushkuta (four) and
panchakuta (five). Most
Hoysala temples are
ekakuta, dvikuta...
-
pillars and
statues in the
northwestern part of the complex. The
temple is a
ekakuta vimana design (single shrine) of 10.5 m by 10.5 m size. It
combines elements...
- the late 12th-13th
century by the
Kadambas of Goa; the
single shrined (
ekakuta)
Tarakeshvara temple (modeled
after the
Mahadeva Temple, Itagi)
built prior...
-
being a
single vimana (cella or shrine)
construction it
qualifies as a
ekakuta plan (a
tower called shikhara over the shrine). The
entrance to the temple...
-
Hoysala constructions, uses
soapstone as
basic building material and is an
ekakuta shrine (single
shrine or cella) with two mantapas, one open and one closed...
-
Kirtinarayana temple is a granite,
single vimana plan (tower over shrine), an
ekakuta (single shrine) construction, with an open
mantapa (hall). The
temple is...
