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तोरण (torana) - Meaning in English

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तोरण - Meaning in English

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Definitions and Meaning of तोरण in Hindi

तोरण NOUN

  1. किसी घर या नगर का बाहरी फाटक । बहिर्द्वार । विशेषत? वह द्वार जिसका ऊपरी भाग मंडपाकार तथा मालओं और पताकाओं आदि से सजाया गया हो ।
  2. वे मालाएँ आदि जो सजावट के लिये खंभों और दीवारों आदि में आदि में बाँधकर लटकाई जाती हैं । बंदनवार ।
  3. ग्रीवा । गला ।
  4. महादेव ।

Description

तोरण किसी बड़े भवन, दुर्ग या नगर का वह बाहरी बड़ा द्वार जिसका ऊपरी भाग मंडपाकार हो और प्रायः पताकाओं, मालाओं आदि से सजाया जाता हो। तोरण, हिन्दू, बौद्ध तथा जैन वास्तुकला का प्रमुख अंग है और दक्षिण एशिया दक्षिणपूर्व एशिया तथा पूर्वी एशिया के पुराने संरचनाओं में पाया जाता है।

A torana is a free-standing ornamental or arched gateway for ceremonial purposes in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain architecture of the Indian subcontinent. Toranas can also be widely seen in Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia. Chinese Shanmen gateways, Japanese torii gateways, Korean Iljumun and Hongsalmun gateways, Vietnamese Tam quan gateways, and Thai Sao Ching Cha were derived from the Indian torana. They are also referred to as vandanamalikas.

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noun 

तोरण पथarcade
तोरण पथarch
तोरण अंत्याधारspringer
तोरण-सज्जाarchitrave
तोरणिकाfornix

adjective 

तोरण का रूप मेंarchwise

What is तोरण meaning in English?

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What is तोरण meaning in English, तोरण translation in English, तोरण definition, pronunciations and examples of तोरण in English. तोरण का हिन्दी मीनिंग, तोरण का हिन्दी अर्थ, तोरण का हिन्दी अनुवाद, torana का हिन्दी मीनिंग, torana का हिन्दी अर्थ.

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