sikhara in A Sentence

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    The griva and Sikhara are, however,

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    with a square griva and Sikhara.

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    as also the nasikas projected from the Sikhara.

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    almost of the same width as the domical Sikhara.

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    or has a hexagonal or octagonal griva and Sikhara, is termed Dravida.

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    base to apex is depicted inside the front Sikhara arch( torana mukhapatti)

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    It has a square five- storeyed nirandhara vimana, with a square griva and Sikhara.

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    group are both nirandhara with a tri ratha Sikhara, over a square body.

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    square kuta vimanas with octagonal griva and Sikhara, all of them memorial shrines,

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    square on plan from its base to Sikhara, the two lower storeys being functional.

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    This accords with regional climatic requirements, and the steep slant of the Sikhara sides

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    pada and bhitti, Sikhara and stupi, the angas that are lacking being the prastara

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    actually carries this immense conical roof, or Sikhara, with a single metal stupi on top.

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    Nandis placed at the four corners with the octagonal griva and Sikhara rising up from the midst.

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    and is essentially a square structure up to the griva, which and the Sikhara above are octagonal.

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    Likewise, the oblong body may carry an elliptical griva and Sikhara, which would make the vimana Vesara again.

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    is almost as wide as the front face of the Sikhara at its lowest part and projecting forwards,

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    The inner wall rising up further actually carries this immense conical roof, or Sikhara, with a single metal stupi on top.

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    The cornice moulding( kapota) and the clerestory- like griva as well as the blunted ridge of the Sikhara shows a backward slope.

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    The Papanatha has a low and linear plan with a stunted Sikhara over the main edifice which appears to be too

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    Though the talas are square, the griva and Sikhara are octagonal, making the vimana conform to the Dravida class of the mixed type.

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    The griva and Sikhara are, however, octagonal in section, making them both ashtanga, nirandhara vimanas of the Dravida order of the composite variety.

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    This chaturvarga ratha represents the kuta type with a four- sided domical roof, or Sikhara, crowned by a single stupi or finial.

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    The topmost tala has instead four Nandis placed at the four corners with the octagonal griva and Sikhara rising up from the midst.

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    That which is hexagonal or octagonal from the base to the finial, or has a hexagonal or octagonal griva and Sikhara, is termed Dravida.

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    The one which is circular, ellipsoidal or apsidal from base to top, or has such a plan in its griva and Sikhara, is Vesara.

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    The second tala rising over the inner circular wall is square, while the third, as also the griva and Sikhara above, is circular in section.

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    The inner wall rises up to a further level, carrying the four- sided domical ultimate roof, or Sikhara, also of metal sheet, with a stupi on top.

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    The main vimana, Rajasimhesvara( now called Kailasanatha) facing east is four- storeyed, and is essentially a square structure up to the griva, which and the Sikhara above are octagonal.

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    The square, circular, hexagonal or octagonal structure which has a Sikhara that is domical and ends up in a single finial, or stupi, is called kuta vimana with kuta Sikhara.

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