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2. Hindu architecture - Wikipedia

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   They are design manuals covering the art and science of architecture, typically mixing form, function with Hindu symbolism. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The earliest, archaic and distilled version of Hindu architecture principles are found in the Vedic literature, traditionally considered as the Upavedas (lesser appendices to the Vedas), and called the ...

3. Architecture of Kerala - Wikipedia

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   The sri-kovil does not have any windows and has only one large door opening most often towards the east (or sometimes towards the west; a few temples have a north-facing door as their specialty, while no temples have a south-facing door). The sri-kovil may be built on different plan shapes – square, rectangular, circular, or apsidal. Of these ...

4. Kolam - Wikipedia

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   It is widely practised by female family members in front of their house entrance, although men and boys also practice this tradition. [1] The similar regional versions of kolam with their own distinctive forms are known by different names in India: raangolee in Maharashtra, aripan in Mithila , alpona in West Bengal and hase and rangole in ...

5. Architecture of India - Wikipedia

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   Hindu Temple basic floor design. Nagara commonly refers to North Indian temple styles, most easily recognised by a high and curving shikhara over the sanctuary. Dravida or Dravidian architecture is the broad South Indian style, possessing a lower superstructure over the sanctuary. Instead, the structure has a straight profile, rising in a ...

6. Vastu shastra - Wikipedia

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   Originating in ancient India, Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture" [2]) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture [3] [4] based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. [5]

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8. Jali - Wikipedia

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   Worshippers gathered in front of the sanctuaries' doorways for prayers and offerings. To control the harsh daylight entering the temples , screens known as jalis were used to filter and soften the light, encouraging devotion and directing attention to the sacred images.

9. Hindu temple architecture - Wikipedia

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   Architecture of a Hindu temple (Nagara style). These core elements are evidenced in the oldest surviving 5th–6th century CE temples. Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many different styles, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or ...