The northern Indian temple style, with a curving tower called a shikhara over the sanctum, is known as which style?

DravidaCorrect answerYour answerVesaraCorrect answerYour answerNagaraCorrect answerYour answerKadambaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

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Nagara is the northern style, and its mark is the curvilinear shikhara rising over the sanctum.
Dravida is the southern style, where the tallest structure is the gopuram over the gateway rather than over the sanctum.
Vesara is the hybrid of the two found in the Deccan.

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The practical test at a site: if the tallest thing is the gateway, you are looking at a Dravida temple; if it is the sanctum, a Nagara one.

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