Question

what is a shikhara?​

Answer 1

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Shikhara a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples. A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.

Answer 2

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This term was initially used in later ancient and early medieval period of Indian history. They are generally found in Indian subcontinent particularly in north India.

It's a cone like structure of temples.