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In Hindu temple architecture, a ratha is a facet or vertical offset projection on the tower (generally a shikhara).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orissa Tourism - Temple Architecture of Orissa, Temples of Orissa, Orissa Temples,Architecture of Temples of Orissa,Oriya Culture,Temple Tours of Orissa,Orissa Tourism - tourism.oriyaonline.com )〕 In Sanskrit, the word "ratha" means "chariot", but the link with this meaning is not clear. The rathas are workshiped and decorated with geometric figures or statues. Such as statues of a gatekeeper watching outside or a niche with a statue of a deity. Sometimes, the facet of the ratha is hollowed to the interior : these are rathas with recesses. If there is only one facet, this is a temple with three rathas (triratha): the wall and the facet on the left and on the right. If there are a main facet and a secondary one, the temple has five rathas (pancharatha). There are also temples with seven rathas (saptaratha).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Architecture )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Saptaratha )〕 and nine rathas (navaratha). ==Examples of triratha temples== * Parasurameswar Temple in Bhubaneswar 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ratha (architecture)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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