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Veerabhadra temple is a Hindu temple located in the Lepakshi, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to the Virabhadra , a fierce form of the god Shiva. Built in the 16th century, the architectural features of the temple are in the Vijayanagara style with profusion of carvings and paintings at almost every exposed ...
Ardhamandapa of the Khajuraho Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Plan of Kandariya Mahadeva temple. In Hindu temple architecture, Ardhamandapa (lit. half-open hall), also spelled artha mandapam or ardh mandapam, is an important element of the entrance group.
The Lakshmi Narayani temple's Vimanam and Ardha Mandapam is covered with pure gold, housing the deity Sri Lakshmi Narayani (Hindu goddess of wealth and female consort/wife of Narayana). The temple is located on 40 hectares (100 acres) of land and has been constructed by the Vellore-based charitable trust, Sri Narayani Peedam, headed by its ...
Mandapa of the central shrine of Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia. When a temple has more than one mandapa, they are given different names. [4] [7]Artha Mandapam or Ardh Mandapam – intermediary space between the temple exterior and the sanctum sanctorum or the other mandapa of the temple
Lepakshi is a village in the Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, India. [2] It is located 15 km (9.3 miles) east of Hindupur and approximately 82 km (51 miles) west of Kadiri and 120 km (75 mi) north of Bangalore .
The floor of the front or mukha-mandapa is slightly lower level than that of the ardha-mandapa. The rock cut are carefully crafted such that the pillars of the inner mandapa and the ones in the facades are of equal shape and dimension, except the height of the lower saduram of the facade, due to slightly raised floor on which these pillars ...
The name Ardhanarishvara means "the Lord Who is half woman." Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names like Ardhanaranari ("the half man-woman"), Ardhanarisha ("the Lord who is half woman"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("the Lord of Dance (Who is half-woman), [1] [2] Parangada, [3] Naranari ("man-woman"), Ammaiyappan (a Tamil Name meaning "Mother-Father"), [4] and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "the ...
The salient feature of 'Thirupuram' is the Lakshmi Narayani temple whose Vimanam and Ardha Mandapam is covered with pure gold, housing the deity Sri Lakshmi Narayani (female consort/wife of Vishnu Narayana). The temple is located on 40 hectares (100 acres) of land and has been constructed by the Vellore-based charitable trust, Sri Narayani ...