Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
architectural style
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
Hindu temples
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gptkbp:commonIn |
gptkb:Nagara_style
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gptkbp:contrastsWith |
vimana (South India)
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gptkbp:decoratedWith |
amalaka
kalasha |
gptkbp:etymology |
Sanskrit for 'mountain peak'
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gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:North_Indian_temple_architecture
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gptkbp:function |
crowning element above sanctum
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Shikhara (north India)
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gptkbp:location |
above garbhagriha
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gptkbp:material |
gptkb:stone
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Kandariya_Mahadeva_Temple
gptkb:Lingaraja_Temple gptkb:Khajuraho_temples |
gptkbp:period |
from 5th century CE onwards
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gptkbp:shape |
curvilinear
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gptkbp:symbolizes |
gptkb:Mount_Meru
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Garbhagriha
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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