Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.40

c48.40

*Sabha mandapa* or *chavadi*, assembly hall *Sal*, hall *Salunkha*, alter. Sanctum, holiest portion of a temple, inner sanctuary, *garbha griha* *Sangarama*, monastery *Sankha*, a shell, emblem of the god Vishnu *Santhagara*, mote, moot or meeting hall *Saptaratha deul*, structure with seven pilasters on its facade *Sarai*, caravansarai, halting place Sarsen, large sandstone block as at Stonehenge Schist, type of rock, metamorphic, and fissile (split) in character; dark slate coloured *Seni*, guilds Seljuks, Turkish Islamic dynasty of western Asia, in the 11th, 12th & 13th cents *Sesha*, serpent deity Shaft, portion of a column between base and capital *Sikhara*, spire or tower Shrine, sanctuary, most sacred portion of a temple Sill, shelf or slab in front of window *Silpa sastra*, ancient Indian treatise on building construction and allied arts