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Architectural Terms
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(C) Temple Architectural Terms (with both Hindi & English meaning and Hindi alphabatic order)
adhisthana 3788 - Moulded base (South India). alinda आलिन्द - Aisle. amalaka 3774510 - "Myrobolan fruit"; crowning member of Latina temples. amalasaraka 3THCTATTO. "Cogged wheel" or compressed myrobolan stone crowning North Indian spire. anda, andaka 3705, 37050 - Literally "egg"; spirelet in North Indian temple architecture. anekandaka 37701050 - Multi spired. anga 31" - Principal horizontal or vertical division of temple structure such as bhadra, karna. antarabhitti 37 ISHT - Inner wall; sanctum wall. antarala 37 IS - Space in front of sanctum door. antarpatta 3774€ - Recessed face between projecting mouldings. anuratha 375g - Auxiliary offset flanking the central offset (wall division); pratiratha. ardhachandra 37as aos - "Moon-stone", semi-circular decorative step. ardhadarpana 37asic4u - Half-mirror (decorative motif). ardhapadma 3TS TCH - Half lotus (decorative motif), Lotusornamented cyma moulding. ardharatna 3Tas Trt - Half-diamond (decorative motif). asanapatta (pattaka) 37874€ () - Seat-slab. bhadra 475 - Central offset (wall-division). bhadraka 'Go - Square pillar with "bhadra" -like central projection. bhadrapitha 45410 - A pedestal variety. bhadraratha 46799 - Central offset.
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