alleryIn a Hindu temple, what is the inner sanctuary housing the main deity called?
AAdhishthana
BMandapa
CGopuram
DGarbhagriha
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Garbhagriha
1. The most essential part of every Hindu temple is the inner sanctuary, the garbhagriha or womb-chamber.
2. A mandapa is a hall and a gopuram is a gateway, so neither houses the main murti; an adhishthana is only the plinth.
3. So the garbhagriha is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Hindu architecture_
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