sikra

[ sik-ruh ]

noun

1. sikhara.

Example Sentences

The sikra of those of Siva is invariably pyramidal, and its sides vary with the base, whether square or oblong.

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It is of the form commonly styled pagoda, and, like all the ancient temples of Siva, its sikra, or pinnacle, is pyramidal.

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The various orders of Hindu sacred architecture are distinguished by the form of the sikra, which is the portion springing from and surmounting the perpendicular walls of the body of the temple.

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When the sikra is but the frustrum of a pyramid, it is often surmounted by a row of lions, as at Biolli.

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Among them was Ninia, the wife of Sikra, the chief of Tugulu.

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