Glossary · K
Kuta
Also called kutas, kūṭa
A square miniature pavilion with a domical roof, placed at the corners of 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.
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