Garbhagiha means the House of the womb Technical paper on Garbhagriha of the hindu temples Fron the Tech Papers series of the Indo Nordic Author’s Collective Garbhagiha means the Home of the womb- to call it sanctum anctorum which is the term in Hebrew for Holy of the Holies and refers to the Jewish temples is erroneous but has been going on since the time Indian Temple Architecture has been written about in English. Garbha is womb and Griha is house. Let me give another example. A pregnant women is called a GARBHAVATI in Sanskrit which means one who carries the WOMB“ Gravid in Swedish. enceinte in French meaning enclosed. A Hindu temple has various parts: Garbhagriha” refers to the womb chamber which is the innermost chamber of any temple where the deity resides. It is mainly square in layout and is entered through eastern side. It has a tower called a vimana over it. “Pradakshina Patha” refers to the ambulatory passageway for circumambulation and comprises of enclosed corridor outside the garbhagriha. The devotees walk around the deity in clockwise direction, paying their respect to the deity The ardha-mandapa and maha-mandapa are in front of the garbha-griha (inner sanctum). The front porch in the main entrance of the temple which leads to the main temple Some other essential structural elements found in the Hindu temples are Mainly found in the south Indian temples. The gopurams are entrance towers. Temples try to have Gopurams that are monumental and ornate entrance to the temple premises.. Pitha or the plinths of the main temple. Toranas”:The gateways typical to north Indian temples are,”Toranas”. “Mandapa”, is the pillared hall in front of the garbha- griha, used as assembling point by devotees for chant; rituals meditate or observe the priests perform the rituals. • Sometimes, 1