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Bhumija is a variety of northern Indian Shikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine) that is particularly popular in temples of western India, northern Deccan and the Malwa regions in India. [1]

11 relations: Arang Jain temples, Chaulukya dynasty, Galteshwar Temple, Latina (architecture), Malwa, Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere, Nuggehalli, Ramappa Temple, Shikhara, Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath, Spire.

Arang Jain temples

Arang Jain temples is group of three Jain temples in Arang, Raipur.

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Chaulukya dynasty

The Chaulukya dynasty, also known as the Chalukyas of Gujarat, ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between and.

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Galteshwar Temple

The Galteshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located at Sarnal village near Dakor in Kheda district, Gujarat, India.

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Latina (architecture)

Latina or Rekha Prasad is the most common type of northern Indian shikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine), whose form is a single slightly curved tower with four sides of equal length, thus square in plan.

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Malwa

Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin.

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Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere

The Shankareshvara temple (also spelt "Shankareshwara" or "Sankaresvara"), dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva is located in Turuvekere, a small town in the Tumkur district, Karnataka state, India.

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Nuggehalli

Nuggehalli is a small village in Hassan district in India.

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Ramappa Temple

Ramappa Temple also known as the Ramalingeswara temple, is located 77 km from Warangal, the ancient capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, 157 km from Hyderabad in the state of Telangana in southern India.

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Shikhara

Shikhara (IAST), 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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Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath

The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, still in use, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India.

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Spire

A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, often a skyscraper or a church tower, similar to a steep tented roof.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumija

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