waist-band; an ornamental belt worn around the stomach
Fenestrated pattern of coalescent kudu-like arches and half-arches, typical of northern-style temples and found in the facade arches of Buddhist cave-temples; used in the northern temples as crest over devakoshtha’s also in place of the miniature shrines tops of such… Continue Reading →
(also ugra) fierce, violent, powerful
Tamil word referring to both a procession and a poem describing a procession
ceremonial formulas
(also upanam, Tamil: உபானம்) Lowermost part or footing of the basement or adhishthana, projecting beyond the vertical norm and surmounted by the jagati. It forms the lowermost visible part of the vimana, the uppermost limit of the same being the… Continue Reading →
(also upana, Tamil: உபானம்) Lowermost part or footing of the basement or adhishthana, projecting beyond the vertical norm and surmounted by the jagati. It forms the lowermost visible part of the vimana, the uppermost limit of the same being the… Continue Reading →
(also upapitam, Tamil: உபபீடம்) the basement below the adhishthanam (also adhishthana); Additional moulded platform or sub-base below the basement or adhishthana with mouldings repeating thos of the adhishthana, or often reduced in number or simpler.
(also upapita, Tamil: உபபீடம்) the basement below the adhishthanam (also adhishthana); Additional moulded platform or sub-base below the basement or adhishthana with mouldings repeating thos of the adhishthana, or often reduced in number or simpler.
a sacred thread worn across the left shoulder and under the right arm (see also yajnopavita)
lintel, see uttiram
dot between the eyebrow
Literally turban; generally applied to the cranial protuberance on the head of Buddha
a pose of the leg tucked up on the seat
seated with a bent leg raised on the seat itself and the other dangling
generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion; religious festivals focused on processions and held periodically, the most spectacular being annual parades
Mandapa in which the processional deities of bronze are kept during celebrations.
a movable festival image or idol of gods and saints used for procession, generally bronze; is a form of a murti (icon) which represents a deity. The portable utsava-murti is employed in the tradition of temple processions, serving as a… Continue Reading →
highest
Rama’s last act
a shawl-like garment worn across the upper part of the body; upper garment; an upper cloth
(also uttiram, Tamil: உத்திரம்) cross-beam
(also uttira, Tamil: உத்திரம்) cross-beam
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