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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Technical Dictionary
W
Wagon-vault, semi-cylindrical roof like a wagon tilt or cover. Wahalkadas, decorative projecting shrines on Sinhalese stupas or dagabas.
Wattle and daub, primitive walling of twigs plastered with mud or clay.
Way or Baoli, step-well in Gujarat and western India. Wheel, chakr, also discus of Vishnu.
Wing, sides, the lateral extremities of a building. Wyang, Javanese theatrical performance.
Y
Yagasala, hall where the sacred fire is maintained and worshipped ; place of sacrifice.
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Yaksha, semi divine being.
Yali, hippopotamus-like creature in the ornamentation of Chalukyan temples.
Yamuna, Jumna river.
Yashti, stick, pole or shaft, (Buddhist).
