sikhra

The cells about the court are each covered by a small _sikhra_, and these, with the twenty-one domes (four of which are built in three stories), all grouped about the central tower and adorned with an astonishing variety of detail, constitute a monument of the first importance.

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The temple of +Sadri+ is much more extensive, twenty minor domes and one of larger size forming cruciform porches on all four sides of the central _sikhra_.

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In the centre rises the shrine of the god, containing his statue, and terminating in a lofty tower or _sikhra_.

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890

In all the Jaina temples the salient feature is the sikhra or _vimana_.

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890