shikhara

English

Alternative forms

• sikhara, sikhra

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).

Noun

shikhara (plural shikharas)

1. A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 333:

     The silver shikhara of the Eklingji Temple shone like the beam from a lighthouse.