Garbhagrha

(“womb-house”) In traditional Hindu
architecture, the garbhagrha is the
inner sanctum of a temple, which contains the image of the temple’s primary
deity. In the Nagara architectural style
found in northern and eastern India—in
which the whole temple building culminates in one highest point—the garbhagrha was located directly below the
summit of the highest tower (shikhara).
In the Dravida style found in southern
India—in which the temples are shorter,
but tend to sprawl over vast areas—the
garbhagrha’s location is marked by a
tower higher than the rest of the roof.