The ornately decorated ceremonial gateway or archway of a temple or city. The gopuras of Vishnu temples simulate the gateways to Vaikuntha.

An elaborate high gateway of a Hindu temple that is typical of South Indian architecture.

an elaborate gateway through the walls of a temple.

A Sanskrit word for the gatehouse of south Indian building complexes, especially Hindu temples, often multistoried and elaborately carved.

The entrance-way or gate in the wall that surrounds a temple.