Indian Temple Roof Design

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Indian temple roof design. Temple and mandir at home. The south indian temple consists essentially of a square chambered sanctuary topped by a superstructure tower or spire and an attached pillared porch or hall maṇḍapa or maṇṭapam enclosed by a peristyle of cells within a rectangular court. Jul 23 2018 explore mike n eve brooks s board flat roof houses followed by 353 people on pinterest. Dravidian temple architecture evolved in south india predominantly comprise of temples built of sandstone soapstone or granite.

The name is a composite sanskrit word with three of the most important components of the plan. Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. Vastupurushamandala is a yantra. The hills also had their own tradition of wooden buildings with pitched roofs.

A hindu temple design follows a geometrical design called vastu purusha mandala. The design especially the floor plan of the part of a hindu temple around the sanctum or shrine follows a geometrical design called vastu purusha mandala. Read articles on how to design a pooja room www prismma in homedesign category. The name is a composite sanskrit word with three of the most important components of the plan.

At several places in the hills while the main garbhagriha and shikhara are made in a rekha prasada or latina style the mandapa is of an older form of wooden architecture. Dec 29 2017 explore shreya mehta s board pooja rooms followed by 324 people on pinterest. Mandala means circle purusha is universal essence at the core of hindu tradition while vastu means the dwelling structure. Ghana dvara blind doorways of the garbhagriha which symbolically allow the energy of the deity to radiate through and beyond the temple they may also act as secondary niche shrines.

The square shaped temple called vimana has one or more storied pyramidal roof while its cell houses the image or emblem of the god. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. Aug 8 2016 puja room designs concepts and ideas.