Nagara Style of Temple Architecture
The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, consecrated on 22nd January, 2024, is built in the Nagara architecture.
- Nagara architecture originated in the late Gupta period, around the 5th century CE, in northern India. Concurrently, the Dravida style, also emerging during this period, can be observed in southern India.
- Nagara temples feature a raised plinth as their foundation.
- The Garbha Griha, housing the deity's idol, is considered the most sacred area within the temple.
- The shikhara, resembling a mountain peak, stands tall above the Garbha Griha and symbolizes the natural and cosmological order in Hindu tradition.
- Amalaka or Kalash which is installed on Shikhara is another characteristic ....
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