kalaśas
- Scope note
- Crowning finial components in the shape of a pot, pitcher, or ewer appearing in Hindu temple architecture. In Indian architecture, a pitcher; torus moulding; jar-shaped pinnacle of śikhara; pitcher-finial; ghaṭa; vase-finial; pot; stūpī, stūpikā (southern); also torus in a vēdībandha group of mouldings (northern and upper southern).
- Date of creation: 10-Feb-2025
Accepted term: 10-Feb-2025