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garbhagriha (Sanskrit: गर्भगृह, romanized: Garbhagṛha) is the
innermost sanctuary of
Hindu and Jain temples, what may be
called the "holy of holies"...
- shikhara, the
garbhagriha, is
below ground level and
consists of no
image but a rock
fissure in the
shape of a yoni (female genital): The
garbhagriha is small...
- hundi, and the seat of Vishvaksena.
Anandanilayam vimanam and
Garbhagriha The
garbhagriha is the
sanctum sanctorum where the
presiding deity Venkateswara...
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bulbous stone finial.
Vimanam are
similar structures built over the
garbhagriha or
inner sanctum of the
temple but are
usually smaller than the gopurams...
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innermost part of a temple,
where the deity's
Murti is kept,
forms the
Garbhagriha, also
known as a
sanctum sanctorum. The
Latin word
sanctum is the neuter...
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designed garbhagriha, or
inner sanctum, was
inaugurated by
Pramukh Swami Maharaj in the main
monument within the
Akshardham complex. The new
garbhagriha includes...
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temple complex has
three axially aligned components; the
shrine proper (
garbhagriha) in a hall (gudhamandapa), the
outer or ****embly hall (sabhamandapa or...
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architecture uses
shorter and more
pyramidal towers,
called vimana, over the
garbhagriha or sanctuary,
where the
north has
taller towers,
usually curving inwards...
- with the
largest ones
covering several acres. On the exterior, the
garbhagriha is
crowned by a tower-like shikhara, also
called the
vimana in the south...
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above mean sea-level. It
faces west. The
temple layout consists of a
garbhagriha (Nijamandira or Harigraha) and an
antarala (an antechamber). However...
