Match the following


Column I



Column II



Stupa



Place where the image of the deity is installed



Shikhara



Mound



Mandapa



Circular path around the stupa



Garbhagriha



Place in temples where people could assemble



Pradakshina-patha



Tower




Column I



Column II



Explanation



Stupa



Mound



The word Stupas means mound. These structures are the sacred places of Buddhist monks.



Shikhara



Tower



The tower like structure on the top of the temple is called shikhara.



Mandapa



Place in temples where people could assemble



People assemble in mandapa during any ritual in the temple.



Garbhagriha



Place where the image of the deity is installed



The garbhagriha are the special places in hindu temples where the idols of gods are installed.



Pradakshina-patha



Circular path around the stupa



Pradakhshina- patha are made around the stupa to allow monks to walk around them.




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