Bhumija

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Bhumija is a distinctive sub-style of North Indian Hindu temple architecture characterized by its tall, latina-type tower adorned with miniature spires arranged in a regular, grid-like pattern.

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Bhumija canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sub-style of North Indian Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
temple architectural style ⓘ
architecturalRegion North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
associatedWithRegion Central India ⓘ
Malwa region ⓘ
Western India ⓘ
belongsTo Nagara temple architecture tradition ⓘ
linked to: Nagara style
classificationWithinNagara one of the principal variants of latina shikhara ⓘ
contrastedWith dravida temple tower forms ⓘ
rekha-prasada (standard latina) shikhara ⓘ
linked to: Shikhara

shekhari shikhara style ⓘ
linked to: Nagara style
culturalContext medieval North Indian temple-building traditions ⓘ
designPrinciple modular, grid-based composition ⓘ
repetition and multiplication of the basic latina form ⓘ
developedIn medieval period ⓘ
developedInCentury 11th–12th century CE (approximate) ⓘ
documentedIn scholarly studies of Nagara temple typology ⓘ
hasCharacteristic geometric, lattice-like composition of spires ⓘ
miniature spires (urushringas) ⓘ
miniature spires arranged in a regular grid-like pattern ⓘ
tall tower ⓘ
hasEtymology Sanskrit term often interpreted as related to “earth-born” or “of the earth” ⓘ
hasPlanType square plan with projections in some examples ⓘ
stellate or star-shaped plan in many examples ⓘ
hasTowerType latina-type shikhara ⓘ
iconographicContext supports standard Hindu temple iconographic programs on walls and niches ⓘ
influencedRegion Madhya Pradesh temple architecture (selected sites) ⓘ
Maharashtra temple architecture (selected sites) ⓘ
Rajasthan temple architecture (selected sites) ⓘ
isSubStyleOf Nagara shikhara architecture ⓘ
ornamentationType miniature aedicules and pilasters on tower surface ⓘ
projecting spirelets at offsets ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
structuralElement amalaka at the summit of the main tower in many examples ⓘ
structuralFeature central latina spire surrounded by multiple smaller spires ⓘ
symmetrical grid of offsets on the tower ⓘ
vertical bands of miniature shikharas ⓘ
towerOrganization divided into vertical rathas (projections) carrying miniature spires ⓘ
towerProfile curvilinear vertical outline ⓘ
usedFor Hindu temples ⓘ
usedForDeityType Shaiva temples ⓘ
Shakta temples ⓘ
linked to: Shakti temples

Vaishnava temples ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu temples
visualEffect appearance of a clustered mountain of spires ⓘ
highly rhythmic surface articulation ⓘ
strong vertical emphasis ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagara → hasSubtype → Bhumija ⓘ