Rekha Deula Deula

lingaraja temple, example of shikhara deula .

rekha in oriya means straight line. tall building shape of sugar loaf, looking shikhara. covers , protects sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha). examples :

the shikhara of lingaraja temple in bhubaneswar
the shikhara of jagannath temple in puri.
jagannath temple in nayagarh, orissa
uttaresvara siva temple in bhubaneswar
the shikhara of yameshwar temple in bhubaneswar