• Source: Pancharatha

A Hindu temple is a pancharatha when there are five ratha (on plan) or paga (on elevation) on the tower of the temple (generally a shikhara). The rathas are vertical offset projection or facets.
The name comes from the sanskrit Pancha (=five) and Ratha (=chariot), but the link with the concept of chariot is not clear.
There are also temples with three rathas (triratha), seven rathas (saptaratha) and nine rathas (navaratha).




Examples of pancharatha temples


Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar
Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho
Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar
Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Jagannath Temple in Baripada, Odisha
Jagannath Temple in Nayagarh, Odisha
Isanesvara Siva Temple in Bhubaneswar
Mukteswar Temple in Bhubaneswar
Brahmani temple in Baleswar, Odisha




Notes






See also


Ratha (architecture)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pancharatha
• Ratha (architecture)
• Rajarani Temple
• Jagannath
• Mamallapuram
• Ghateshwar Temple
• Kamakhya Temple
• Cuttack
• Brahmani Temple
• Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho