Question

Which of the following is the correct explanation of ‘shikhara’ from the Nagara Style of Architecture?

It is the innermost chamber where the image of the deity is kept.
It is a beehive shaped tower made up of layer upon layer above the garbhagriha.
It is a flat and thick disc upon which a pitcher shaped kalasha is placed.
It is an assembly hall for the devotees.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many varieties of style, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.