Q. The basic form of a Hindu temple comprises of:

1. Sanctum
2. Mandapa
3. Shikhar

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Answer: All of the above
Notes: All of the above are part of basics of a Hindu temple. The basic form of the Hindu temple comprises the following: (i) sanctum (garbhagriha literally 'womb-house'), which is a small cubicle with a single entrance and grew into a larger chamber in time. The garbhagriha is made to house the main icon which is the focus of ritual attention; (ii) the entrance to the temple which may be a portico or colonnaded hall that incorporates space for a large number of worshippers and is known as a mandapa; (iii) freestanding temples tend to have a mountain-like spire, which can take the shape of a curving shikhar in North India and a pyramidal tower, called a vimana, in South India;