SIKHARA

Meaning of SIKHARA in English

/shik"euhr euh, shik"reuh/ , n. (in Indian architecture)

a convexly tapering tower, capped by an amalaka.

Also, sikra .

[ sikhara ]

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SIKHARA — or shikhara Tower characteristic of Hindu temples of northern India. The sikhara over the sanctuary of a temple is usually …
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SIKHARA — I. noun see shikara II. see sikar
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIKHARA — also spelled Shikara (Sanskrit: mountain peak), also called Sikar in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above …
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SIKHARA — or shikhara Tower characteristic of Hindu temples of northern India. The sikhara over the sanctuary of a temple is usually …
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TOWER — I Any freestanding or attached structure that is relatively tall in proportion to its base. The Romans, Byzantines, and medieval …
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SHORE TEMPLE — Complex of elegant shrines (с 700), one among a number of Hindu monuments at Mahabalipuram, on the coast of Tamil …
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SIKAR — or sikhara variant of shikara
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIKARA — ˈshikərə noun or sik·ar ˈshikə(r) ; or si·kha·ra -kərə ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit śikhara 1. : the tower or …
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SIKRA — /sik"reuh/ , n. sikhara.
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AMALAKA — /ah mul"euh keuh/ , n. (in Hindu architecture) the bulbous finial of a sikhara. [ amalaka the myrobalan tree ]
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NORTH INDIAN TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE — style of architecture produced throughout northern India and as far south as Bijapur district, characterized by its distinctive sikhara, a …
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TOWER — n. Any freestanding or attached structure that is relatively tall in proportion to its base. The Romans, Byzantines, and medieval …
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SHORE TEMPLE — Complex of elegant shrines ( 0441; 700), one among a number of Hindu monuments at Mahabalipuram, on the coast of …
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