Hindu temple architecture

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Hindu temple architecture, the principle form of Hindu architecture, encompessas many different styles, though the basic form of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.

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