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			{{Short description\|Element in Hindu temple architecture}}
	{{For\|the villages in West Bengal\|Deula, Magrahat\|Deula, Medinipur}}		{{For\|the villages in West Bengal\|Deula, Magrahat\|Deula, Medinipur}}
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	[[Image:Simplified schema of Kalinga architecture.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple]]		[[Image:Simplified schema of Kalinga architecture.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple]]
	'''Deula''' ~~({{Lang-or\|ଦେଉଳ}} ''deuḷa'')~~ is an architectural element in a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style of the [[Odisha]]n temples in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php \|title=Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary \|publisher= \|accessdate=2007-01-26 }}</ref> Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to as ''Deula''. The word "deula" in [[Odia language]] means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha.<ref name="Fergusson pp. 92–116">{{cite book \| last=Fergusson \| first=James \| title=History of Indian and Eastern Architecture \| chapter=ORISSA \| publisher=Cambridge University Press \| publication-place=Cambridge \| doi=10.1017/cbo9781139814638.007 \| pages=92–116}}</ref> ''Deul'' is also used in English, though the [[deul]] temples are also of a different form in the [[Manbhum]] region of Western Bengal.		'''Deula''' is an architectural element in a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style of the [[Odisha]]n temples in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526023645/http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=26 May 2012 \|title=Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary \|publisher= \|accessdate=2007-01-26 }}</ref> Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to as ''Deula''. The word "deula" in [[Odia language]] means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha.<ref name="Fergusson pp. 92–116">{{cite book \| last=Fergusson \| first=James \| title=History of Indian and Eastern Architecture \| chapter=ORISSA \| year=2013 \| publisher=Cambridge University Press \| publication-place=Cambridge \| doi=10.1017/cbo9781139814638.007 \| pages=92–116\| isbn=9781139814638 }}</ref> ''Deul'' is also used in English, though the [[deul]] temples are also of a different form in the [[Manbhum]] region of Western Bengal.

	There are three types of ''Deulas'':<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf p. 45-47</ref> In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively the [[garbhagriha]] and the [[shikhara]], the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is the [[mandapa]] where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblong [[gopuram]] temple gatehouses in southern [[Dravidian architecture]].		There are three types of ''Deulas'':<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf p. 45-47</ref> In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively the [[garbhagriha]] and the [[shikhara]], the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is the [[mandapa]] where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblong [[gopuram]] temple gatehouses in southern [[Dravidian architecture]].
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	It is a square building, typically with a pyramid-shaped roof, rather like the [[Vimana (architectural feature)\|vimana]] towers over the sanctuaries of temples in southern [[Dravidian architecture]]. For the halls or service rooms of the temple.		It is a square building, typically with a pyramid-shaped roof, rather like the [[Vimana (architectural feature)\|vimana]] towers over the sanctuaries of temples in southern [[Dravidian architecture]]. For the halls or service rooms of the temple.
	Examples		Examples
	* The [[~~jaga mohan~~]] (assembly hall) of the [[Sun temple]] in [[Konârak]]		* The [[Jagamohana]] (assembly hall) of the [[Sun temple]] in [[Konârak]]
	* The [[~~jaga mohan~~]] of [[Yameshwar Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]		* The [[Jagamohana]] of [[Yameshwar Temple\|Yameshwara Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]
	*The [[~~jaga mohan~~ ]] of the Shantinath Shiva Temple in Jayrambati, Bankura, West Bengal		*The [[Jagamohana]] of the Shantinath Shiva Temple in Jayrambati, Bankura, West Bengal
	* [[Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]		* [[Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]

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	Examples :		Examples :
	* [[Baitala Deula]], [[Bhubaneswar]] (dedicated to [[Chamunda]])		* [[Baitala Deula]], [[Bhubaneswar]] (dedicated to [[Chamunda]])
	* [[Varahi Deula, Chaurasi\|Varahi Deula]], [[Chaurasi]], [[Puri district]] (dedicated to [[Varahi]])		* [[Varahi Deula, Chaurasi\|Varahi Deula]], Chaurasi, [[Puri district]] (dedicated to [[Varahi]])
	* [[Brahmi temple]], [[Chaurasi]]		* [[Kedar Gouri\|Kedara Gouri]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
	* [[Kedar Gouri]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
	* [[Narayani Temple]], [[Khalikote]] (dedicated to [[Durga]])		* [[Narayani Temple]], [[Khalikote]] (dedicated to [[Durga]])
	* [[Durga Temple, Baideshwar\|Durga Temple]], [[Banki, Orissa\|Banki]]		* [[Durga Temple, Baideshwar\|Durga Temple]], [[Banki, Orissa\|Banki]]
			* Brahmi Temple, Chaurasi

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf		* http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf
	* http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php		* {{usurped\|1=[https://archive.today/20120526023645/http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php Article title]}}

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	[[Image:Simplified schema of Kalinga architecture.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple]]		[[Image:Simplified schema of Kalinga architecture.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple]]
	'''Deula''' ({{Lang-or\|ଦେଉଳ}} ''deuḷa'') is an architectural element in a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style of the [[Odisha]]n temples in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php \|title=Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary \|publisher= \|accessdate=2007-01-26 }}</ref> Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to as ''Deula''. The word "deula" in [[Odia language]] means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha. ''Deul'' is also used in English, though the [[deul]] temples are also of a different form in the [[Manbhum]] region of Western Bengal.		'''Deula''' ({{Lang-or\|ଦେଉଳ}} ''deuḷa'') is an architectural element in a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style of the [[Odisha]]n temples in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php \|title=Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary \|publisher= \|accessdate=2007-01-26 }}</ref> Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to as ''Deula''. The word "deula" in [[Odia language]] means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha.<ref name="Fergusson pp. 92–116">{{cite book \| last=Fergusson \| first=James \| title=History of Indian and Eastern Architecture \| chapter=ORISSA \| publisher=Cambridge University Press \| publication-place=Cambridge \| doi=10.1017/cbo9781139814638.007 \| pages=92–116}}</ref> ''Deul'' is also used in English, though the [[deul]] temples are also of a different form in the [[Manbhum]] region of Western Bengal.

	There are three types of ''Deulas'':<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf p. 45-47</ref> In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively the [[garbhagriha]] and the [[shikhara]], the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is the [[mandapa]] where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblong [[gopuram]] temple gatehouses in southern [[Dravidian architecture]].		There are three types of ''Deulas'':<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf p. 45-47</ref> In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively the [[garbhagriha]] and the [[shikhara]], the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is the [[mandapa]] where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblong [[gopuram]] temple gatehouses in southern [[Dravidian architecture]].

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{{For|the villages in West Bengal|Deula, South Twenty Four Parganas|Deula, Medinipur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
[[Image:Simplified schema of Kalinga architecture.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple]]
'''Deula''' ({{Lang-or|ଦେଉଳ}} ''deuḷa'') is an architectural element in a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style of the [[Odisha]]n temples in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php |title=Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary |publisher= |accessdate=2007-01-26 }}</ref> Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to as ''Deula''. The word "deula" in [[Odia language]] means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha. ''Deul'' is also used in English, though the [[deul]] temples are also of a different form in the [[Manbhum]] region of Western Bengal.

There are three types of ''Deulas'':<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf p. 45-47</ref> In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively the [[garbhagriha]] and the [[shikhara]], the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is the [[mandapa]] where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblong [[gopuram]] temple gatehouses in southern [[Dravidian architecture]].

== Rekha Deula ==
[[File:Lingaraj Temple bbsr10.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lingaraja temple]], example of a "shikhara deula".]]
[[File:Shantinath_Temple.JPG|thumb|right|Shantinath Shiva temple at Shihar near [[ Jayrambati]], West Bengal.]]
Rekha in Odia means a straight line. It is a tall building with a shape of sugar loaf, looking like a [[Shikhara]]. It covers and protects the sanctum sanctorum ([[Garbhagriha]]).
Examples :
* The [[Shikhara]] of the [[Lingaraja Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]
* The [[Shikhara]] of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath temple]] in [[Puri]]
* [[Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Nayagarh]]
* [[Uttaresvara Siva Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]
* The [[Shikhara]] of [[Yameshwar Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]
* The [[Shikhara ]] of the Shantinath Shiva Temple at Shihar village near [[Jayrambati]], [[Bankura]], West Bengal

== Pidha Deula ==
[[File:Konarak-jagamohan.jpg|thumb|right|[[Konark Sun Temple]], example of a "pitha deula" (the larger tower behind has fallen down).]]
It is a square building, typically with a pyramid-shaped roof, rather like the [[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]] towers over the sanctuaries of temples in southern [[Dravidian architecture]]. For the halls or service rooms of the temple.
Examples
* The [[jaga mohan]] (assembly hall) of the [[Sun temple]] in [[Konârak]]
* The [[jaga mohan]] of [[Yameshwar Temple]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]
*The [[jaga mohan ]] of the Shantinath Shiva Temple in Jayrambati, Bankura, West Bengal
* [[Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]

== Khakhara deula ==
[[File:Vaitala Mandira.jpg|thumb|right|[[Baitala Deula]] example of a "khakara deula".]]
Khakara deula is a rectangular building with a truncated pyramid-shaped roof, like the [[gopura]]s. The name comes from Khakharu (gourd) because of the shape of the roof. The temples of the feminine deities as [[Shakti]] are temple of that type.
Examples :
* [[Baitala Deula]], [[Bhubaneswar]] (dedicated to [[Chamunda]])
* [[Varahi Deula, Chaurasi|Varahi Deula]], [[Chaurasi]], [[Puri district]] (dedicated to [[Varahi]])
* [[Brahmi temple]], [[Chaurasi]]
* [[Kedar Gouri]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
* [[Narayani Temple]], [[Khalikote]] (dedicated to [[Durga]])
* [[Durga Temple, Baideshwar|Durga Temple]], [[Banki, Orissa|Banki]]

==References==
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==External links==
* http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf
* http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php

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