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Architectural Terms
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Kailasa, Shiva's Heaven.
Kakshasana, sloping seat-back of stone.
Kalan, temple tower (Cham).
Kalasa, vase, an ornamental pot found in finials and capitals. Kalasa and amla, "vase and melon" capital.
Kalyana mandapa, "hall of marriage" in temples of Southern India: pavillion where the marriage of the deity is celebrated annually.
Kanti, in Orissan temples the recess between a bracket or cornice. Keel, like the keel of a ship.
Khunta-ra-mandir, (Jain) small subsidiary shrine. Kirtimukha, "face of fame," an ornamental mask of great antiquity in Indian art.
Kirti-stambha, "pillar of fame," free standing pillar in front of temple.
Kumbha, a motif resembling a vase. Kumbha pancharam, recessed pilasters. Kumuda, astragal or torus moulding.
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Konakapaga, the pilaster or projection on the angle of a temple. Kottara, temple granary.
Kudu, anteflx, foliated arch on Dravidian temples, ornamental motif derived from the Buddhist chaitya arch.
Labyrinth, complicated irregular structure of many intricate passages: maze.
Laminated arch, formed by layers as of thin wood. Lat or stambha, pillar.
Laterite, ferruginous rock.
Latin Cross, cross with upright longer than arms. Lattice, screen of cross laths: perforated structure. Leogryph, vyali, lion-griffin.
Lintel, beam, the timber or stone covering an opening. Loggia, a gallery open to the air; verandah.
Lunette, crescent shape; semicircular space or opening.
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