Sekhari (architecture)
Sekhari or Shekhari is a type of northern Indian shikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine) which comprises a central Latina spire with urushringa half spires added on all sides.[1] It is a one of two sub-types of shikhara, the other being bhumija.

Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar
Notes
- Tadgell, 342-343
gollark: I mean, who puts them there? WHY?
gollark: I *somehow* randomly got a 2G prize from the AP. Weird.
gollark: Mysterious. I wonder who throws out such things.
gollark: For some reason there was just a 1-hour-to-death CB ice in the AP.
gollark: Running an autorefresher on the eggs helps with hatching them, but they get sick and annoying.
References
- Tadgell, Chistopher, The East: Buddhists, Hindus and the Sons of Heaven, 2015, Routledge, ISBN 1136753834, 9781136753831, google books
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