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   shikar

   /ʃɪˈkɑː/

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   • 1. hunting as a sport: Indian "shikar became a favourite pastime for British and Indian nobility alike"

   Word Origin from Urdu and Persian šikār.

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   What is a shikhara in a temple?

   • A shikhara is the topmost pointed portion of a temple. It forms the neck of the temple. The shikhara of the north Indian temple is different from the South Indian one. The north Indian shikhara was basically curvillinear in shape. According to South Indian architecture texts, the term shikhara is reserved for the dome-shaped crowning cap.

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   What is Shikar sport in India?

   • Over the years, the term shikar began to embrace a number other sporting activities introduced to India by the British Raj or ruling class, including gamebird shooting, angling, pig sticking and fox or jackal hunting carried out by foxhounds imported from England.

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   What is a North Indian shikhara?

   • The North Indian shikhara is basically of two types: (1) the latina, curvilinear in outline, the type most usually found above the sanctuary; and (2) the phamsana, rectilinear in outline and capped by a bell-shaped member, the form more usually found above the mandapa.

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   What is a shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber?

   • A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India. In South India, the equivalent term is vimana; unlike the shikhara, this refers to the whole building, including the sanctum beneath.

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3. www.britannica.com › technology › shikharaShikhara | North Indian Temple Design & History | Britannica

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   pīṭhā. latina. phamsana. bhumija. shekhari. shikhara, in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapa s (porches or halls); it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north.

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     Pitha, ‘seats,’ or ‘benches,’ of the Goddess, usually...

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   Shikhara ( IAST: Śikhara ), a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India, and also often used in Jain temples. A shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.

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   Solution. Verified by Toppr. A shikhara is the topmost pointed portion of a temple. It forms the neck of the temple. The shikhara of the north Indian temple is different from the South Indian one. The north Indian shikhara was basically curvillinear in shape.

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   Oct 11, 2022 · Shikar (hunting as a sport) in India during British rule evolved from a simple pastime into a method of brutal colonial governance. Hunting became a tool by which the forests and jungles that were subjugated by the British became cash cows by way of over extraction of resources.

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   Special shikar gamebooks were even produced for the sporting fraternity in India containing two sections: one for ‘small game’, the other for ‘big game’. The small game quarry list included columns for the bustard, peacock, jungle fowl, partridge, pheasant, woodcock, sand grouse, quail, various species of wildfowl and ground game, as well as salmon, trout, mahseer and other fish.

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    noun. shi· kar. shə̇ˈkär. plural -s. India. : hunting, sport. shikar. 2 of 2. verb. " shikarred; shikarred; shikarring; shikars. intransitive verb. India : to hunt game. transitive verb. India : to hunt (animals) for sport. Word History. Etymology. Noun. Hindi śikār, from Persian shikār, Middle Persian shkār. Love words?