jharokha

plural jharokhas · alternative jharoka

1. architectureA type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.

   In Dhaka, Islam Khan built a scaled-down replica of Jahangir's imperial court, complete with a jharokhā.

   1996, Richard Maxwell Eaton, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760, page 160

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   The gatehouse survives still as a witness to this grandeur: with its Dholpur sandstone façade, its delicate jharokha balconies and its fine fish-tail mouldings it is still a magnificent sight.

   1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, Penguin, published 2004, page 56

   They watch him from their jharokhas when he leaves the Atithi Palace in smartly tailored white clothes, bottlegreen or pink sash around his waist and a fancy saafa on his head.

   1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 84

   Apart from residential buildings, jharokhas were incorporated into temples, mosques, Jain derasars or temples and step-wells, where they served as ornamentation to a building's elevation, functioned as shaded openings to let in air and light, and provided seating spaces on their ledges for a view of the world outside.

   2011, Achyut Yagnik, Ahmedabad: From Royal city to Megacity