Shala

Also called shalas, śālā, sala

An oblong miniature pavilion with a barrel roof and horseshoe gable ends, placed in the middle of each side of a Dravida storey.

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

Sexpartite vault · Shaft · Shakkei · Shaku · Shatyor · Shell · Shengqi · Shikhara