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Stambhas are popularly employed in Indian architecture.Different stambhas serve different purposes, including the following: A dhvaja stambha (flagstaff tower) is placed opposite the main shrine, on an axis with the main deity.
The Vijaya Stambha is a Rajput victory monument located within Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India.The tower was constructed by the Hindu Rajput king Rana Kumbha of Mewar in 1448 CE to commemorate his victory over the army of Malwa led by Mahmud Khilji in the Battle of Sarangpur.
The Allahabad Pillar is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE. While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry Ashokan edicts, [3] it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century CE). [4]
The pillars of Ashoka are a series of monolithic columns dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected—or at least inscribed with edicts—by the 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great, who reigned from c. 268 to 232 BC. [2]
Kirti Stambh. The tower is built in the Solanki style.The tower is 75 feet (23 m) tall. The tower is known for its intricate carvings and architecture. The seven storey temple is adorned by sculpture and mouldings from the base to summit.
Rana Kumbha's palace (in ruins) is at the entrance gate near the Vijaya Stamba. The palace included elephant and horse stables and a temple to Lord Shiva . Maharana Udai Singh , the founder of Udaipur, was born here; the popular folk lore linked to his birth is that his maid Panna Dai saved him by substituting her son in his place as a decoy ...
Aruna Stambha (Sun Pillar) [1] [2] is a sixteen-sided 34 feet (10 m) tall monolithic chlorite stone Pillar having the idol of Aruna (Charioteer of Sun) on the top.It is about twenty feet (6.1 m) away from the Singhdwara (Lion Gateway) of Jagannath Temple in Puri.
Deep Jyoti Stambh or Deepa Stambha (Sanskrit: दीपस्तंभ, romanized: dīpastambha) is a unique piece of Hindu architectural structure, usually found in Hindu temples.