GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -A garbhagriha or sannidhanam is the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctuary of a Hindu and Jain temples where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the primary deity of the temple. In Jainism, the main deity is known as the Mulnayaka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Garbhagriha or the sanctum where the main idol of the deity is housed. Mandapa or the portico which leads to the garbhagriha, where the worshipers assemble. Shikhara that is the spire above the sanctum. Vaahan which is the mount or vehicle of the main deity of the temple.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many varieties of style, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell.