| LC control no. | sh2020010528 |
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| Topical heading | Shikharas |
| Variant(s) | Shikaras Shikars Sikars Śikharas Sikhras Sikras |
| See also | Hindu architecture Jaina architecture Spires |
| Found in | Work cat.: Mahabodhi temple shikhara, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, ca. 1000 A.D., via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, Nov. 24, 2020. Art & architecture thesaurus online, Nov. 24, 2020 (śikharas (preferred); UF śikhara; sikharas; sikhara; shikaras; shikharas; sikars; sikras; sikhras; In the temple architecture of India, towers or spires, usually tapering in a convex curve) Britannica online, Nov. 24, 2020 (Shikhara, (Sanskrit: "mountain peak"), also spelled shikara, also called shikar, in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapas (porches or halls); it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north) Lexico website, Nov. 24, 2020 (shikhara, also shikara; a spire on a Hindu temple) Wikipedia, Nov. 24, 2020: (shikhara; shikhara (IAST: śikhara), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples) |
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