Sanskrit: शिखर śikhara "mountain peak"
Spire
The rising tower(s) in Indian temple architecture.
The pyramidal roof surmounting the temple.
This superstructureal element is erected above the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of a Jain or Hindu temple.
Sanskrit: शिखर śikhara "mountain peak"
Spire
The rising tower(s) in Indian temple architecture.
The pyramidal roof surmounting the temple.
This superstructureal element is erected above the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of a Jain or Hindu temple.
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