vase believed to contain elixir of immortality (decorative motif)

with detached hara (South India)

literally egg; spirelet in North Indian temple architecture, spirelet in the constitution of Sekhari temple superstructure

literally egg; spirelet in North Indian temple architecture, spirelet in the constitution of Sekhari temple superstructure

inner, often lightless, ambulatory

multi-spired (Nagara sikhara)

principal horizontal/vertical division of temple plan such as bhadra, karna, pratiratha, karna etc.

principal horizontal/vertical division(s) of a temple-structure; these are karna, pratiratha, bhadra, etc. in plan and hence figuring also in adhisthana-base, bhitti-wall, uttara-entablature, and tala-stories.

wall-division

structureÕs divisions or apportionments in plan and elevation

column with attached colonnette

bay formed by pillars

sprout, bud (decorative motif)

inner wall; sanctum wall

space in front of sanctum door; vestibule