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Nagara sub-styles by region

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Exam Strategy

UPSC tests regional identification of Nagara temple styles through image-based and descriptive questions. Examiners focus on distinguishing Odisha, Karnataka, and Himalayan variations by shikhara form, ornamentation, and regional characteristics. Avoid conflating North Indian Nagara temples with Deccan temple features.

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Odisha Kalinga style: curvilinear shikhara with amalakas

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Karnataka Dravidian-Nagara blend: stepped pyramidal tower

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Himalayan Nagara: steeply pitched roofs, stone slate construction

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Central India: simple rectilinear shikhara, minimal ornamentation

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Gujarat Maru-Gurjara: intricate stonework, star-shaped base

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