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Nandiśvara-patta
sculptured slab showing the symbolic representation of the 52 shrines of the Nandiśvara-dvīpa
narapattikā
band bearing human figures in procession
narapītha
basal-course showing humans engaged in manifold activities
navacatuṣkya
navacatuski
vestibule with nine bays arranged in three consecutive and linked quadrants
Nava-nidhis
nine mythical treasures
nidhi
mythical treasure
Nābhicchanda
ornate ceiling type with deep concentric cuspedand-coffered courses or bands
Nābhimandāraka
Nābhicchanda ceiling with a central lambanapendant
Nāgara
generic name for North Indian temple type having Latina/Anekāndaka śikhara
nāla
channel
nāla-mandapa
hall of the access-channel
nāyikā
(figure of) female dancer showing various abhinaya-expressions
Negameșa
Hari-Negamesa
goat-faced deity used by Hari or Indra as his executive
Padma
lotus
Padmaka
ceiling made up of lūmās
padmakesara
staminal tube in the ceiling, projecting from the kola, lūmā, and lambana
Padmanābha
Padmašilā
ceiling type bearing lūmā-pendantives Samatala ceiling with full-blown centrally placed lotus
padmāsana
Yogic cross-legged posture
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