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Every Hindu temple ("mandir") is imbued with symbolism, yet the basic structure of each stays the same. Each temple has an inner sanctum or the sacred space, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell for darshana (view, meditative focus). [ 27 ]
English: Grabha ghriya = a simple sanctum Antarala = antechamber or vestibule Mandapa = a pillared, art filled community / devotee / pilgrim gathering hall, it is the meditation hall in some temples
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 ...
Almost all Hindu temples take two forms: a house or a palace. A house-themed temple is a simple shelter that serves as a deity's home. The temple is a place where the devotee visits, just like he or she would visit a friend or relative. The use of moveable and immoveable images is mentioned by Pāṇini.
Hindu temple in Telangana, India Birla Mandir, Hyderabad Religion Affiliation Hinduism Deity Lord Venkateswara Location Location Naubath Pahad State Telangana Country India Shown within Hyderabad Geographic coordinates 17°24′22″N 78°28′09″E / 17.4061875°N 78.4690625°E / 17.4061875; 78.4690625 Architecture Completed 1976 ; 48 years ago (1976) Birla Mandir is a Hindu ...
In Hindu temple architecture, a ratha is a vertical offset projection on the plan of a structure, particularly of the shikhara above the sanctum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term has the same meaning when applied to the forms of the bases of statues.
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 ]
A seven-storey vimana. Vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of South India and Odisha in East India. In typical temples of Odisha using the Kalinga style of architecture, the vimana is the tallest structure of the temple, as it is in the shikhara towers of temples in West and North India.