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Lakşmi-kamala
huge flower of the species Victoria regia
lalātabimba
bimba
lambana
Latina
crest figure, central (figural, rarely floral) symbol on door lintel, generally indicative of the presiding deity decorative central pendant in larger ceiling North Indian mono-spired śikhara-type with curvilinear vertical bands (latās) usually bearing jāla-pattern minor projecting corbel shaped (ribbed or otherwise) bracket (for supporting nāyikā or citraputrikā figure of a column in a hall)
lumbikā
lūmā
cusped and downward projecting pendantive
Madhyabandha
medial band (wall-pilaster decoration); mediating ornamented (or plain) band of a wall
madhya-ratha
central offset; bhadra
mahāpītha
tall socle with additional set of upper mouldings such as gajapītha, aśvapītha and narapīțha; also sometimes vedibandha (for sāndhāra temples)
makara
crocodile-monster; dolphin; sea-monster
makara-praņāla
makara-torana
makara-shaped gargoyle toraņa-arch disgorged from the jaws of opposed makara-heads
mañca
dais
mañcikā
dais-like moulding supporting figure-bearing niche
mandapa
mandāraka
mandovara
hall, generally columnar projecting central part of ornate doorsill temple's/closed hall's portion above jagati or pītha and below chadya; kați; wall proper band of gems, diamonds alternating with stylized rubies as ornate miniature medallions (decorative motif)
maņibandha
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