Question

Which of the following are important elements of Hindu temple architecture?
1. Shikara
2. Chatra
3. Mandapa
Select the correct answer using the code given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Hindu Temple engineering as the fundamental type of Hindu design has numerous assortments of style, however, the essential idea of the Hindu sanctuary stays as before, with the fundamental element an internal sanctum, the garbha griha or belly chamber, where the essential Murti or the picture of divinity is housed in a straightforward uncovered cell. This chamber regularly has an open region intended for development in clockwise turn for ceremonies and petitions.

Complete answer:
1) Shikhara, a Sanskrit word making an interpretation of in a real sense to "mountain top", alludes to the rising pinnacle in the Hindu sanctuary design of North India, and furthermore frequently utilized in Jain sanctuaries. A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the directing god is cherished is the most noticeable and apparent piece of a Hindu sanctuary of North India.

2) The Chatra is a traditional image in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. According to Hindu folklore, it is the seal of Varuna, additionally thought to be an encapsulation of majesty. Chhatra is additionally a god, yidam and ishta-devata. In different Dharmic customs, it is an accessory of chakravartin. Various gods are portrayed with chhatra, and they incorporate Revanta, Surya, and Vishnu (in his Vamana symbol). The Chhatra is cordoned among the images that approach all-inclusiveness inside the various octavalent suites or sets of Ashtamangala, e.g., in the Digambar Jain practice, and the Vajrayana custom.

3) Mandapa: In the Hindu sanctuary is a yard-like design that is prompting the sanctuary. It is utilized for strict moving and music and is essential for the fundamental sanctuary compound. The supplication corridor was for the most part an inherent front of the sanctuary's sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha). An enormous sanctuary would have numerous mandapa. If a sanctuary has more than one mandapa, everyone is assigned an alternate capacity and given a name to mirror its utilization.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The mandapa is pillared and those pillars have intricate carvings. It also depicts the structure within which a Hindu wedding is performed. In South India the similar term used for shikhara is vimana. It refers to the whole architecture, including the sanctum beneath.