Nagara

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North Indian temple architecture temple architectural style

Nagara is a traditional North Indian temple architectural style characterized by its beehive-shaped tower (shikhara) and intricate stone carvings.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nagara canonical 3
Nagara Rekha Deul 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
temple architectural style ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Hinduism ⓘ
contrastedWith Dravida ⓘ
Vesara ⓘ
developedInCountry India ⓘ
developedInRegion Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
surface form: Indo-Gangetic plains

northern India ⓘ
surface form: North India
documentedIn Indian temple architecture studies ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Nagara style ⓘ
surface form: Nagara architecture

Nagara style ⓘ
hasCharacteristic absence of large boundary walls in many examples ⓘ
axial alignment of shrine and hall ⓘ
beehive-shaped tower ⓘ
curvilinear shikhara ⓘ
emphasis on vertical tower over the sanctum ⓘ
iconic imagery on exterior walls ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ
multiple horizontal moldings ⓘ
ornamented doorways ⓘ
rich sculptural decoration ⓘ
square ground plan for the sanctum ⓘ
tower composed of superimposed storeys ⓘ
tower with clustered miniature spires ⓘ
use of stone as primary building material ⓘ
vertical emphasis in elevation ⓘ
hasDesignPrinciple hierarchical arrangement of architectural elements ⓘ
shikhara directly above sanctum ⓘ
symbolic representation of Mount Meru ⓘ
hasMaterial granite ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
schist ⓘ
hasNotableExample Kandariya Mahadeva Temple ⓘ
Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar ⓘ
surface form: Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar

Modhera Sun Temple ⓘ
surface form: Sun Temple, Modhera
hasPart amalaka ⓘ
antarala ⓘ
garbhagriha ⓘ
kalasha ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ
shikhara ⓘ
hasSubtype Bhumija ⓘ
Latina Nagara ⓘ
Rekha-prasada ⓘ
Nagara Shekhari ⓘ
surface form: Shekhari
historicalPeriod early medieval India ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ
influenced later North Indian temple designs ⓘ
usedFor Hindu temples ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dwarkadhish Temple → architecturalStyle → Nagara ⓘ
Khajuraho Group of Monuments → architecturalStyle → Nagara ⓘ
Hindu temple architecture → hasStyle → Nagara ⓘ
Hindu temple architecture → hasStyle → Nagara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nagara Rekha Deul