Jagamohan

In the temple architecture of Orissa,
one of the major forms of the northern
Indian Nagara style, the jagamohan is
the entrance porch to the temple, which
provides a transitional space between
the outside world and the sacred space
further in. In Orissan temples, the jagamohan tended to be low and squat, in
sharp contrast to the deul, or main
internal area, a beehive-shaped tower
under which the image of the temple’s
primary deity resided.