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  2. 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 ...

  3. Hindu temple - Wikipedia

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    Elements in a Hindu temple architecture. A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedicated.

  4. Hindu architecture - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of a Hindu temple in Sunak, Gujarat. Indian Architecture also known as "Hindu Architecture " and "Budhist Architecture"is the traditional system of Indian architecture for structures such as temples, monasteries, statues, homes, market places, gardens and town planning as described in Hindu texts.

  5. Nagara Style - Wikipedia

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    Design of a Vishnu Temple belonging to the Nagara Style, drawn in 1915 AD.. Nagara Style or Nagara architectural style is a Hindu style of temple architecture, which is popular in Northern, Western and Eastern India (except the Bengal region [1]), especially in the regions around Malwa, Rajputana and Kalinga. [2]

  6. Tarapith Temple - Wikipedia

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    The Tara temple in Tarapith is a medium-sized temple in the rural precincts of Bengal. Its fame as a pilgrimage centre with the deity of Tara enshrined in it. [24] [25] The temple base is thick with thick walls, built of red brick. The superstructure has covered passages with many arches raising to the pinnacle with a spire . The image of the ...

  7. 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]

  8. Dravidian architecture - Wikipedia

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    Kakathiya style architecture Ramappa temple in Palampeta The west tower of the Meenakshi temple. Tamil architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.

  9. Category:Hindu temple architecture - Wikipedia

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    In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Pages in category "Hindu temple architecture" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of ...