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Architecture lhakhang Mahayana Buddhist meenakari enamel work (p365)
amalaka circular ribbed stone temple in Ladakh and Himachal mela fair, fête
atop a Hindu temple tower Pradesh Natya Shastra ancient Sanskrit
apsara celestial maiden (p240) mahal palace treatise on dance
bagh garden mandapa pillared hall leading to nautanki vaudeville
bangaldar roof curved roof, like a Hindu temple sanctuary pandit learned Sanskrit scholar, wise
those on thatched huts in Bengal mandir Hindu temple elder or priest
(p294) mani stones/mani walls stones pattachitra religious paintings
baoli stone-clad stepwell, with carved with sacred Mahayana from Odisha (p317)
galleries on its sides (see vav) Buddhist chants phad long painted cloth scroll from
baradari 12-pillared pavilion masjid mosque Rajasthan (p385)
bhavan house or abode mihrab arched niche in a mosque pichhwai a vibrant form of painting
bhulbhulaiya labyrinth that faces west towards Mecca on cloth from Rajasthan, depicting
chaitya rock-cut Buddhist shrine pol fortified gateway 27 scenes from the Krishna legend
chaitya griha prayer hall in a prakara wall enclosing South Indian (p403)
rock-cut Buddhist shrine (p24) Hindu temple compound qawwals Sufi musicians
charbagh formal Mughal garden, qila fort raga melodic structure with a
divided into four quarters (p25) salabhanjika tree nymph (p249) fixed sequence of musical notes
chhatri, cenotaph small shikhara spire of a North Indian rasa mood or emotion;
ornamental pavilion or kiosk, Hindu temple (p24) also essence
topped by a cupola; also pavilion tharavad ancestral home in sati the custom of a widow
with a canopy, built at the site Kerala; also matrilineal clan immolating herself on her
of a royal cremation torana ceremonial gateway, usually husband’s funeral pyre
chorten Mahayana Buddhist leading to a religious site satyagraha a form of non-violent,
reliquary shrine or memorial stupa tshog-khang/jokhang secondary moral protest started by Mahatma
chowk courtyard in a palace or fort; assembly hall in a Buddhist Gandhi
also main square in a city monastery in Ladakh or Himachal Shilpa Shastra ancient Sanskrit
dargah shrine of a Muslim saint Pradesh treatise on sculpture
darwaza door or gateway vav stepwell in Gujarat (p418) shishya disciple
Diwan-i-Aam Hall of Public vihara Buddhist monastery tala rhythm/rhythmic cycle in
Audience vimana multi-staged pyramidal classical Indian music
Diwan-i-Khas Hall of Private spire above the inner sanctum of a thangka scroll painting framed in
Audience South Indian Hindu temple silk, depicting Mahayana Buddhist
dukhang assembly hall in a yakshi female attendant deities (p127)
Mahayana Buddhist monastery yali fierce mythical leonine creature thumri light classical music, sung in
dvarapala guardian deities near yogini attendant, or manifestation, North India
Hindu temple doorways; literally, of Devi, a form of Parvati
doorkeeper (p28) zenana area of a palace or house Dress
garbhagriha womb chamber or where women live in seclusion bindi circular dot on forehead
inner sanctum in a Hindu temple chappal handcrafted leather
garh fort Crafts and Culture slippers; sandals
ghat steps on river bank; also asanas physical postures in Yoga chikankari finely embroidered
a hilly range Ayurveda ancient Indian system cotton textile from
gompa Mahayana Buddhist of medicine, largely based on plants Lucknow
monastery in Himachal Pradesh, (p633) choli tight-fitting blouse
Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh Baramasa series of paintings or ghaghara/lehenga women’s
gonkhang temple of the guardian verses depicting the seasons; gathered skirt (p35)
deities in a gompa literally 12 months juttis traditional leather shoes
gopura towering pyramidal dhurrie woven cotton rug with pointed or upturned toes
gateway in a South Indian Hindu ganjifa cards painted, circular kurta long stitched shirt (p35)
temple complex (p614) playing cards (p30) mukut crown
gurdwara Sikh temple (p25) gharana school of classical music or odhni/dupatta women’s veil
hamam traditional steam bath of dance (p32) or long scarf (p34)
the Turkish type ikat textile pattern where the yarn is pallav end-piece of a sari (p34)
haveli large traditional town resist-dyed or tie-dyed before being safa/pagri turban (p34)
house or mansion, with inner woven (p323) salwar loose pantaloons, tapered at
courtyards (p391) jauhar mass suicide by the ankle (p34)
jali ornamental pierced or latticed immolation practised by Rajput sarpech jewelled turban
stone screen (p179) women, to escape dishonour at the ornament (p669)
jharokha decorative projecting hands of their captors sherwani long formal coat
balcony (p391) -ji honorific suffix added to a for men (p35)
kalasha pot-like finial crowning a person’s name topi cap (p35)
Hindu temple spire (p25) kundankari inlay work with zardozi elaborate gold thread
khirkee window gems (p365) embroidery (p175)
kund tank or lake kushti Indian style of wrestling zari gold thread

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