temple in general; Classifications according to shape: sama-chaturasra, vritta, chaturdirgha, hasti-prishtha, vrittayata, shatkona and ashtasra (respectively, square, circular, rectangular, apsidal, elliptical, hexagonal and octagonal).

Northern-style temple, as distinct from the vimana form of the south.

Flowers or food offered to deity in Hindu ritual and then distributed to devotees as act of grace by god.

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