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Definition of shikhara in English: shikhara(Indian shikara) noun ʃɪˈkɑːrə Indian A spire on a Hindu temple. Example sentencesExamples - The base of the minarets is covered by what seems to be almost temple shikharas rising one upon the other, vocabulary extensively used in a classical temple.
- But the most distinctive feature of the silhouette of a Khajuraho temple is without doubt its distinctive shikhara.
- Built by the Guptas, this ruined, but well-conserved, temple was reputedly the first northern Indian temple with a shikhara or spire.
- The earlier version of the symbols, which appeared in the February, 1997, issue included the shikhara, tulsi, urdhvapundra and Lord Krishna.
- One shikhara looks like a smaller version of what I saw in Khajuraho.
- Two are raised on high plinth, like the temples at Khajuraho, but their shikharas are like the early Orissan examples.
Origin From Sanskrit śikhara 'peak, spire'. |