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Shikhara is the highest structure in a temple.

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Shikhara is the highest structure in a temple. Shikharas resemble a mountain that has the spire of a standalone temple. South Indian temples contain Vimana, while North Indian temples contain Shikhara. Vimana has a pyramidal shape, but Shikhara has a curved shape. The earliest temples had just one shikhara (tower), but subsequent times saw the emergence of several shikharas. The temple's towers, or shikhara, are all tall and curved in a pyramidal shape, emphasising the vertical thrust of the structure. The towers finish in a horizontal fluted disc called an Amalaka that is capped with a Kalasha or a vase.

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