Category Architectural elements

All architectural elements of the temples

hamsa-bandhana

swan-frieze

hara

String of miniature shrines over each terrace (tala) of the storeyed vimana consisting of kuta’s, koshtha’s or sala’s and panjara’s, interconnected by cloister-lenghts or balustrades simulating cloisters (harantara).; necklace

harantara

String of miniature shrines over each terrace (tala) of the storeyed vimana consisting of kuta’s, koshtha’s or sala’s and panjara’s, interconnected by cloister-lenghts or balustrades simulating cloisters (harantara).

harmya-dvara

main temple-gateway/gopuram with 5 to 7 storeys

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