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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Architectural Terms
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Ubapitam, pedestal. Uda sinha, flying lion. Ugrana, store house (Chalukyan). Umbrella stick, chhatrayashti. Upana, pedestal of a pillar. Upapitha, pedestal. Urusringa, half-sikhara like a turret attached to the main sikhara,
or spire. Ushnisha, coping. Uttira, entablature. Uyyala, Unyal mandapam, (hindola) hall for swinging the deity
(Tamil).
Vahana mandapa, (Chalukyan) hall in which the vahanas or
temple vehicles are stored. Vastu Sastra, "Rules of Architecture." Vat, Buddhist monument (Siamese). Vault, arched covering over any space. Vedas, ancient sacred books, the foundation of Hinduism ; they
give their name to the Vedic Age. Vedi, alter, also a wall or screen. Vedica, Buddhist railing. Vestibule, ante-room. Vihara, Buddhist or Jain monastery. Vimana, towered sanctuary containing the cell in which the deity
is enshrined. Vira ghanta, sacred bell, a common decorative motif. Vishana, horns. Visvakarma, Lord of the Arts, patron saint of the craftsman. Vitruvius, Roman architect, military engineer and writer, in the
days of Caesar and Augustus. Volute, scroll or spiral. Vyali, leogryph.
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