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aṇḍas (domes)


Identification code: 300386663



Alternative term/s

  • anda
  • aṇḍa
  • aṇḍaka

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Meaning "egg," refers to the distinctive domes of Indian temples and other architecture, usually hemispherical or egg-shaped; sometimes refers to other egg-shaped elements of Indian architecture. In North Indian temple architecture, a spirelet form found in the Śekharī temple superstructure.

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