The presence of elaborate gopurams is a defining feature of which temple architectural style?
Dravidian style
A gopuram is the monumental, ornately carved and often towering gateway that stands over the entrance to a temple complex.
Such elaborate gopurams are the hallmark of the Dravidian (South Indian) style of temple architecture, seen in great temples like Meenakshi Temple (Madurai) and Brihadeeswara Temple (Thanjavur), where the gateway towers often rise higher than the central shrine.
By contrast, the Nagara style of North India is defined by a curvilinear shikhara over the sanctum, the Vesara style is a hybrid of Nagara and Dravidian forms, and the Pala style refers to eastern Indian architecture and sculpture rather than gopuram-topped gateways.
Hence, the elaborate gopuram is a defining feature of the Dravidian style.
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