What is a Shikhara?

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The main shrine of the temple

An ornamented hall of the temple

The topmost pointed portion of the temple

None of the above

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The topmost pointed portion of the temple is a Shikhara. The rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India is referred to as a "shikhara," a Sanskrit word that means "mountain top." Shikhara is also frequently utilised in Jain temples. The most noticeable and apparent feature of a Hindu temple in North India is the shikhara which is located over the garbhagriha chamber, which houses the presiding deity. Uncertainty surrounds the early development of the Hindu shikhara, however, the Buddhist Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya boasts a straight-sided, 55 meters (180 feet) tall shikhara tower with an amalaka near the top.

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