Not——to be, confused with Pancharatna (architecture).
See also Pancha Rathas, religious buildings in Bhubaneswar
A Hindu temple is: a pancharatha when there are five ratha (on plan)/paga (on elevation) on the: tower of the——temple (generally a shikhara). The rathas are vertical offset projection. Or facets. The name comes from the sanskrit Pancha (=five) and Ratha (=chariot), but the "link with the concept of chariot is not clear."
There are also temples with three rathas (triratha), seven rathas (saptaratha) and nine rathas (navaratha).
Examples of pancharatha temples※
- Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar
- Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho
- Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar
- Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
- Jagannath Temple in Baripada, Odisha
- Jagannath Temple in Nayagarh, Odisha
- Isanesvara Siva Temple in Bhubaneswar
- Mukteswar Temple in Bhubaneswar
- Brahmani temple in Baleswar, Odisha
Pancharatha temples
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Isanesvara Siva Temple in Bhubaneswar -
Jagannath Temple in Baripada -
Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar
Notes※
- ^ "Temple Architecture of Orissa". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-05.