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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Architectural Terms
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mancha Hoel - Dias, pitha. manchika Hfnt - Dias like moulding supporting figure-bearing niches on the wall frieze. mandapa 4059 - Columnar hall. mandaraka HIGROS - Projecting central part of ornate threshold, usually round, rarely square. mayura HR - Peacock. misraka fit Slot - Composite or polymorphic pillar-type, combining forms from square to polygonal to circular. mithunasakha f einar - Jamb bearing couples (sometimes erotic). mukhachatuski hooguit - Four-pillared entry porch. mukhalinda 493 | Toc - Front aisle. mukhamandapa TCH059 - Front hall; entry hall. mukulika Hormonal - Lotus bud (conical decorative motif). mukuta tore - Crown, tiara. mulanayaka - Main enshrined deity. mulaprasada LATARG - Main temples as opposed to subsidiary shrines in a complex. naga TM - Cobra; snake. nagapasa 179791 - Design of intertwined serpents. nagara FIT - Generic name for temple-type with North Indian spire. nagasakha FITGI - Sakha with snake pattern. pancharatha rape - With five offsets (tri-anga). pancasakha Marina - With five jambs. pancayatana TERIAA - Five-shrined, five-fold. parikara yfione - Image-frame, often with retinue of figures. parivaradevatas farcan - Surrounding divinities placed on temple wall (or in subsidiary shrines in Dravidian architecture).
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