The Nagara style is a prominent style of North Indian Hindu temple architecture, characterized by a curvilinear tower (shikhara) over the sanctum sanctorum. The Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh (Uttar Pradesh), built in the Gupta period (around 5th-6th century CE), is considered one of the earliest and finest examples of a Nagara style temple with a Latina (simple curvilinear) shikhara. Brihadeshwara Temple (Tanjore) and Kailasanatha Temple (Ellora) are examples of Dravidian style architecture, characterized by tiered towers (vimanas). Meenakshi Temple (Madurai) is also built in the Dravidian style, particularly noted for its elaborate gopurams (gateway towers).
The typical Nagara style Shikhara is visible in which one of the following temples?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2023 · Topic: Architecture in Ancient India (Gupta Period Temple Architecture: Emergence of Structural Temples and Early Styles (Nagara, Dravida))
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