shikhara


shik·ha·ra

S5370550 (shĭk′hə-rə) also shik·har (-hər)n. A tall, often beehive-shaped superstructure set above the inner sanctum of a Hindu temple in northern Indian temple design.
[Sanskrit śikharaḥ, point, spire; akin to śikhā, topknot, point, of unknown origin.]