Deula is an architectural element in aHindu temple in theKalinga architecture style of theOdishan temples in Eastern India.^[1] Sometimes the whole temple is also referred to asDeula. The word "deula" inOdia language means a building structure built with a particular style that is seen in most of the temples from Odisha.^[2]Deul is also used in English, though thedeul temples are also of a different form in theManbhum region of Western Bengal.

There are three types ofDeulas:^[3] In terms of the general north Indian terminology, the Rekha Deula (rekha deul) is the sanctuary and the tower over it, respectively thegarbhagriha and theshikhara, the Pidha Deula (pida deul) is themandapa where the faithful are present. The Khakhara deula is an alternative form of tower over the sanctuary, which in shape resembles the oblonggopuram temple gatehouses in southernDravidian architecture.

Rekha in Odia means a straight line. It is a tall building with a shape of sugar loaf, looking like aShikhara. It covers and protects the sanctum sanctorum (Garbhagriha).Examples :

• TheShikhara of theLingaraja Temple inBhubaneswar
• TheShikhara of theJagannath temple inPuri
• Jagannath Temple inNayagarh
• Uttaresvara Siva Temple inBhubaneswar
• TheShikhara ofYameshwar Temple inBhubaneswar
• TheShikhara of the Shantinath Shiva Temple at Shihar village nearJayrambati,Bankura, West Bengal

It is a square building, typically with a pyramid-shaped roof, rather like thevimana towers over the sanctuaries of temples in southernDravidian architecture. For the halls or service rooms of the temple.Examples

• TheJagamohana (assembly hall) of theSun temple inKonârak
• TheJagamohana ofYameshwara Temple inBhubaneswar
• TheJagamohana of the Shantinath Shiva Temple in Jayrambati, Bankura, West Bengal
• Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri inBhubaneswar

Khakara deula is a rectangular building with a truncated pyramid-shaped roof, like thegopuras. The name comes from Khakharu (gourd) because of the shape of the roof. The temples of the feminine deities asShakti are temple of that type.Examples :

• Baitala Deula,Bhubaneswar (dedicated toChamunda)
• Varahi Deula, Chaurasi,Puri district (dedicated toVarahi)
• Kedara Gouri,Bhubaneswar
• Narayani Temple,Khalikote (dedicated toDurga)
• Durga Temple,Banki
• Brahmi Temple, Chaurasi

• http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2005/engpdf/Orissan_Temple_Architecture.pdf
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