Definition of Sikhara. Meaning of Sikhara. Synonyms of Sikhara

- Shikhara (IAST: Śikhara), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North...
- Shikharji (Śikharjī), also known as Sammet or Sammed Shikharji, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is...
- simple stone platform. One or more Sikharas are observed in temples, but the earliest temples consist of only one Sikhara. The garbhagriha is always located...
- śikhara the Ḍākor temple imitated. Both of these śikharas bear resemblance to the parade coffins built for Muharram. The temple has 4 major śikharas which...
- dimension. Above the center of this granite block rises the griva, the sikhara and the finial (stupi) of Tamil Hindu temple architecture. This stupi is...
- was incorporated into ancient Hindu temple architecture with a Shikhara (Śikhara) — a Sanskrit word translating literally to "peak" or "summit". Early examples...
- Look up shikara or shikhara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shikara, Shikhara, and other variants can refer to one of the following: Shikara, a type...
- south. These perhaps were intended to compete with the height of northern sikhara. At this time the usual gopuram was a relatively small structure over a...
- Model of the sikhara of a Buddhist temple; 900s...
- the top of the sanctum is the remnants of sikhara of the Dashavatara temple. According to Vats, this sikhara is one of the earliest extant lithic illustration...