Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An entrance building to a Hindu temple in southern India, often topped by a tiered tower of massive proportions and intricate decoration.
- noun A similar entrance to a Cambodian Hindu and Buddhist temple from the period of the Khmer empire, often of cruciform shape and topped by a small central tower.
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- noun A monumental
tower , usuallyornate , at the entrance of atemple , especially in SouthernIndia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The dome just before the gopuram is where all the preparations for pooja are done.
Archive 2009-05-01 Anjali 2009
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The dome just before the gopuram is where all the preparations for pooja are done.
Cauliflower Dum Biryani Anjali 2009
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The chariot was drawn by the devotees from the main 'gopuram' of the temple to Nandi circle and back.
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The chariot was drawn by the devotees from the main 'gopuram' of the temple to Nandi circle and back.
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The chariot was drawn by the devotees from the main 'gopuram' of the temple to Nandi circle and back.
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Each gopuram has beautifully carved out wooden pillars and wooden bracket figures.
Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008
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The Hindu temples in particular are remarkably beautiful from the outside, with intricate carvings of the major deities on the gopuram rising tower at the entrance of a temple.
singapore observations: a running series jlundberg 2007
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Indian gopuram divided into two parts by a sharp, clean cut in the middle and tradition quotes in explanation the story of a king who was refused entrance to heaven but cleft a passage through the portal with his sword.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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A thin crack that developed 25 years ago eventually worsened into a deep vertical fissure right on its face and ended up in the collapse of the gopuram recently.
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Surmounting the sanctum, is a gopuram of gold, with numerous sculptures of the presiding deity, Kartikeya, and gods and goddesses attendant upon him.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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