Glossary · H
Hara
Also called haras
The parapet of miniature shrines (kutas, shalas and panjaras) that edges each storey of a Dravida vimana.
Rules that use the word
Storeys of miniature shrines. Raise the vimana in receding storeys (talas), and edge each with a parapet (hara) of miniature shrines: square domed kutas at the corners, oblong barrel-roofed shalas in the middle, and small panjaras between.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
A feature of Hindu Temple: Dravida (South Indian) architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Half-timbering · Hammerbeam · Hanegi · Hanok · Haram · Harmika · Harmonic mean · Haunch