south indian architcture style

1. characterise

1.1. rectangular court

1.2. enclosed by peristyle

1.3. attached pillared porch

1.4. square-chambered

1.5. pyramidal tower

1.6. maṇḍapa

1.7. spire

1.8. tower

1.9. superstructure

1.10. external wallssegmented by pilasters

1.11. niches housing sculpture

2. story

2.1. parapet of miniature shrines

2.2. square at the corners

2.3. rectangular with barrel-vault roofs

2.4. tower is topped by a dome-shaped cupola

2.5. crowning pot

2.6. finial