Discuss some of the key elements of a typical northern Indian Hindu temple.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Its towers are meant to suggest the peaks of the Himalayas, home of the Hindu gods.
- The plan is a double cross, with arms extending north and south from the east-west axis.
- It has a columned assembly hall called a mandapa.
- The garbhagriha, or "womb chamber," is the symbolic sacred cavern at the heart of the sacred mountain/temple.
You might also like to view...
When it comes to critical thinking, the Apollonian refers to
a. attention to craft or technique of any endeavor. b. emotional or intuitive responses to what we see. c. long-range speculation based on former experience. d. reasoned, rational, coherent thought about what we see.
Jazz that incorporated thebluesy sounds of the gospel church was known as
a) bebop jazz. b) classic jazz. c) soul jazz. d) traditional jazz.