Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus: With 48 PlatesOriental Translation Fund, 1834 |
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a-quarter according Agastya álinga angulas architrave artists Brahmans breadth building called campa cant'ha capital capóta Cásyapa cavetto chapter chunam cima cimarecta cimbia collarino contained cornice cupola dandás Day & Haghe deities diameters high divided into four door-frame edifice entablature equal in height erected fillet garb'hagriha gateways ghaticas given gnomon gnomon projects gópura Gopura consisting Grecian ground hastha Hindú architecture India Indian architecture intercolumniations latter Lith Litha Lithographed lotus lower Mánasára mantapa Máyámata middle moulding ornaments ovolo padma Pandya pedestals and bases pinnacle placed Plate plinth points porticoes prastara proportions pyramidal quadrangular resembles respect rites Royal Asiatic Society rules sculpture seven shadow shaft sic'hara sides Silpa Sástra Siva Society by Day sorts of pillars South of India Sri Rangam sthapati stone streets temples thickness third three and a-half three-quarters torus treatises treats twelve stories upper base vájina village VIMÁNA CONSISTING Vishnu walls