Shikharas
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Name (Latin)
Shikharas
Other forms of name
Shikaras
Shikars
Sikars
Śikharas
Sikhras
Sikras
See Also From tracing topical name
Hindu architecture
Jaina architecture
Spires
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q569867
Library of congress:
sh2020010528
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Mahabodhi temple shikhara, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, ca. 1000 A.D., via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, Nov. 24, 2020.
- Art & architecture thesaurus online, Nov. 24, 2020(śikharas (preferred); UF śikhara; sikharas; sikhara; shikaras; shikharas; sikars; sikras; sikhras; In the temple architecture of India, towers or spires, usually tapering in a convex curve)
- Britannica online, Nov. 24, 2020(Shikhara, (Sanskrit: "mountain peak"), also spelled shikara, also called shikar, in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapas (porches or halls); it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north)
- Lexico website, Nov. 24, 2020(shikhara, also shikara; a spire on a Hindu temple)
- Wikipedia, Nov. 24, 2020:(shikhara; shikhara (IAST: śikhara), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples)