shikhara

in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapas (porches or halls); it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north
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shikhara

Summary

shikhara is an architectural element[1]. shikhara draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_element category, ranking #22 of 85).[2]

Key Facts

  • shikhara's religion is recorded as Hinduism[3].
  • shikhara's religion is recorded as Jainism[4].
  • shikhara's image is recorded as Rameswar Deula (6).jpg[5].
  • shikhara's instance of is recorded as architectural element[6].
  • shikhara's instance of is recorded as building part[7].
  • shikhara's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2020010528[8].
  • shikhara's subclass of is recorded as spire[9].
  • shikhara's part of is recorded as Hindu temple[10].
  • shikhara's part of is recorded as Jaina temple[11].
  • shikhara's has use is recorded as Hindu temple architecture[12].
  • shikhara's has use is recorded as Jaina architecture[13].
  • shikhara's Commons category is recorded as Shikharas[14].
  • shikhara's country of origin is recorded as India[15].
  • shikhara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07f17z[16].
  • shikhara's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300004878[17].
  • shikhara's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/shikhara[18].
  • shikhara's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[19].
  • shikhara's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3983952[20].
  • shikhara's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987012575351305171[21].

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Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Hinduism[3], a religion[22] and Jainism[4], a religion[23], founded in -0500[24].

Why It Matters

shikhara draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_element category, ranking #22 of 85).[2] shikhara has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] shikhara is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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