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Scope note
In Indian architecture, a large gavākṣa dormer (South India); large nāsī; dormer at the cardinal and sometimes subcardinal points of the śikhara; cardinal nāsi; facial larger dormer of a śikhara-cupola; figuring also at the śukanāsa-front in Karṇāṭan vimānas.
mahānāsī
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024