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shikhara

/ʃɪˈkɑːrə/noun

उच्चारण शिकार

शिखर (उत्तर भारतीय मंदिर की ऊँची मीनार)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the tall curved tower that rises above the main shrine of a North Indian Hindu temple

    शिखर (उत्तर भारतीय मंदिर की ऊँची मीनार)

    • The shikhara of the Khajuraho temple rises like a mountain peak.
    • A golden flag flutters on top of the shikhara.
  2. 2

    [C] literary

    the peak of a mountain

    पर्वत शिखर, चोटी

    • The shikhara was covered with fresh snow.
    • The climbers reached the shikhara at dawn.

    Synonyms peak summit

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