A garbhagriha (Sanskrit: गर्भगृह, romanized: Garbhagṛha) is the innermost sanctuary of Hindu and Jain temples, what may be called the "holy of holies"...
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Kamakhya Temple (section Shikhara and garbhagriha)
shikhara, the garbhagriha, is below ground level and consists of no image but a rock fissure in the shape of a yoni (female genital): The garbhagriha is small...
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hundi, and the seat of Vishvaksena. Anandanilayam vimanam and Garbhagriha The garbhagriha is the sanctum sanctorum where the presiding deity Venkateswara...
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Galteshwar Temple (section Garbhagriha)
and with influence of Gujarati Chaulukya architecture. It has a square garbhagriha (shrine proper) as well as octagonal mandapa (dancing hall). The temple...
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Both temples have a square floor plan with an equally square Cella (garbhagriha), which was enclosed by a prostrate dormant and formerly covered handling...
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temple complex has three axially aligned components; the shrine proper (garbhagriha) in a hall (gudhamandapa), the outer or assembly hall (sabhamandapa or...
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the remains of an older brick temple. According to Thirumoorthy, the garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum of the brick temple was filled with sand and covered...
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located in Godachi village of Belagavi district in Karnataka. The temple's garbhagriha is in Vijayanagara style and the door way is in Chalukya style of architecture...
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compound or housed at various museums. Entrance stairs Main dome around the garbhagriha Harshat Mata's image in the sanctum Stone carvings on the upper terrace...
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This temple has a gold pinnacle (peak). Inside are two garbhagrihas: the inner garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum is where the idol is placed, and the...
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