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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Tower or spire in Indian temple architecture}} | ||
{{About|the type of architecture|the wooden boats of Jammu and Kashmir|Shikara||Shikara (disambiguation)}} | {{About|the type of architecture|the wooden boats of Jammu and Kashmir|Shikara||Shikara (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Distinguish|Chikara (disambiguation)}} | {{Distinguish|Chikara (disambiguation)}} | ||
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[[File:Khajuraho3.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Latina (architecture)|Latina]] in Khajuraho]] | [[File:Khajuraho3.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Latina (architecture)|Latina]]'' in Khajuraho]] | ||
'''''Shikhara''''' ([[IAST]]: ''{{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 temple]]s. A ''shikhara'' over the ''[[garbhagriha]]'' chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.<ref name="S_Vardia">http://www.msc-sahc.org/upload/docs/new.docs/2008_SVardia.pdf</ref><ref name=eb>{{cite web|title=Shikhara|url=http://www.britannica.com/technology/shikhara|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> | '''''Shikhara''''' ([[IAST]]: ''{{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 temple]]s. A ''shikhara'' over the ''[[garbhagriha]]'' chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.<ref name="S_Vardia">{{Cite web |url=http://www.msc-sahc.org/upload/docs/new.docs/2008_SVardia.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-03 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214457/http://www.msc-sahc.org/upload/docs/new.docs/2008_SVardia.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=eb>{{cite web|title=Shikhara|url=http://www.britannica.com/technology/shikhara|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> | ||
In [[South India]], the equivalent term is [[Vimana (architectural feature)|''vimana'']]; unlike the ''shikhara'', this refers to the whole building, including the sanctum beneath. In the south, ''shikhara'' is a term for the top stage of the vimana only, which is usually a dome capped with a [[finial]];<ref>Harle, 167</ref> this article is concerned with the northern form. The southern ''vimana'' is not to be confused with the elaborate gateway-towers of south Indian temples, called ''[[gopuram]]'', which are often taller and more prominent features in large temples. | In [[South India]], the equivalent term is [[Vimana (architectural feature)|''vimana'']]; unlike the ''shikhara'', this refers to the whole building, including the sanctum beneath. In the south, ''shikhara'' is a term for the top stage of the vimana only, which is usually a dome capped with a [[finial]];<ref>Harle, 167</ref> this article is concerned with the northern form. The southern ''vimana'' is not to be confused with the elaborate gateway-towers of south Indian temples, called ''[[gopuram]]'', which are often taller and more prominent features in large temples. | ||