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Question
Complete the following table.
| Temple Architecture Naagara | Naagara | Draavida | Hemadpanti |
| Characteristics | |||
| Examples |
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Solution
| Temple Architecture Naagara | Naagara | Draavida | Hemadpanti |
| Characteristics | Cruciform ground plan and curvilinear tower. | High gopuram, porches or Mandapas, pillared halls, a tank which is called pushkarani | Walls are built with the help of the tenon and mortise joint technique without using mortar. The plan is star-shaped. |
| Examples | Konark sun temple at khajuraho, Dilwara jain temple at Mt Abu | The gopuram of Madurai Meenakshi temple at Madurai in Tamil Nadu, the Raja gopuram of Sri Rangam. | Gondeshwar temple at Sinnar near Nashik, Ambeshwar temple at Ambarnath near Mumbai. |
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