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The ornately decorated ceremonial gateway or archway of a temple or city. The gopuras of Vishnu temples simulate the gateways to Vaikuntha.
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An elaborate high gateway of a Hindu temple that is typical of South Indian architecture.
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an elaborate gateway through the walls of a temple.
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A Sanskrit word for the gatehouse of south Indian building complexes, especially Hindu temples, often multistoried and elaborately carved.
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The entrance-way or gate in the wall that surrounds a temple.
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