Question

The superstructure above the main shrine (garbha griha) in which main deity is placed in temples is called *
1 point
a) Pietra-dura
b) Trabeate
c) Arcuate
d) Shikhara​

Answer 1

Answer:

shikhara

Garbhagriha is the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctuary of a Hindu and Jain temples where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the primary deity of the temple. In Jainism, the main deity is known as the Mulnayaka. Literally the word means "womb chamber", from the Sanskrit words garbha for womb and griha for house.