Nagara style is one of the styles of temple architecture. It is the temple construction style of North India. In this style of the temple, there is only one peak or Shikhara.

The major example of the temple of Nagara Style is Sun Temple at Modhera, Sun Temple at Khajuraho, Jagannath Temple at Puri, etc.

Key Features of Hindu Temples

There are some common elements of every Hindu temple, across the country irrespective of the architectural style. 

These can be mentioned as follows:

• Garbagriha – It is the main part of the temple. It is the place the chief deity lives. The word Garbagriha means “womb chamber”. 
• Pradikshina Patha – It is a circumambulatory path around the Garbagriha.
• Mandapa – It is a columned hall where devotees gather for prayers. At times, temples may have more than one mandapa of varied sizes. On the basis of their sizes, mandapas are named Ardhamandapa, Mandapa, and Mahamandapa. 
• Shikara or Vimana – The spire standing like a mountain is known as Shikara (north) or Vimana (south). While the Vimana is pyramidal, the Shikara is a curved structure.
• Amalaka – It is a disc made of stone atop which the Kalash (Kalasha) sits. It is mostly found in the Shikaras of northern temples.  
• Kalash or Kalasha – It is a pot-shaped formation above the Amalaka which forms the apex of a temple.
• Antarala or vestibule – The transitional way that connects the Garbagriha and mandapa is known as Antarala.
• Jagati – The raised floor on which the temple is built is called “Jagati”.
• Vahana – Every god has a Vahana (vehicle) and every temple houses the Vigraha of the temple’s chief deity’s Vahana along with the Dhvaj pillar.