Urushringa

Urushringas or Urahshringas are smaller lateral accompanying turrets of a Shikhara - tower. You will find yourself - as the shikhara towers also - exclusively in the North Indian temple architecture ( Nagara style).

Function

Urushringas are used, firstly the static stabilization of the Shikhara main tower; On the other hand, they form the roof of the heyday of Hindu temple architecture - located inside the temple - Conversion Ganges ( pradakshinapatha ), which encloses the Sanctum ( garbhagriha ).

Architecture

Urushringas evolve gradually from the increasing outer wall structure of the Sanctum ( garbhagriha ); they take on this structure and put them away in the height where they are usually divided into sub-segments (see Naresar ). Each of these sub-segments had - as well as the main tower - a Amalaka ring stone with a ride- Kalasha vase as a conclusion. On the porches of the temple ( mandapas ) are commonly found no Urushringas as these porches were usually covered with multi-stepped pyramid roofs (eg, Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho ). In some temples the heyday of Hindu architecture but also their roofs divided by accompanying turrets (eg Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho ).

Symbolism

A symbolic meaning of Urushringas is elusive. The multiplication of happiness and blessings and auspicious amalakas kalashas other hand, is easily interpretable.