Panchayatana

Glossary

A layout in traditional Hindu temple architecture in which the central shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines, each at one corner of a square. The four smaller shrines may contain aniconic representations of a deity. Evidence of the Panchayatana temple layout has been found as far back as the Kushan Empire (c. first to third century CE).

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Panchayatana%newline%A layout in traditional Hindu temple architecture in which the central shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines, each at one corner of a square. The four smaller shrines may contain aniconic representations of a deity. Evidence of the Panchayatana temple layout has been found as far back as the Kushan Empire (c. first to third century CE).

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Panchayatana”. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/panchayatana/
MLA	“Panchayatana.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/panchayatana/. Accessed 27, July, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Panchayatana. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/panchayatana/. (Accessed: 27, July, 2024)