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A vimána consists , according to the former , ' of from one to twelve stories ; ' and
according to the latter , .of from one to sixteen stories ; ' and • is made round ,
quadrangular , or of six or eight sides . ' The form of the edifice may be uniformly
the ...
A vimána consists , according to the former , ' of from one to twelve stories ; ' and
according to the latter , .of from one to sixteen stories ; ' and • is made round ,
quadrangular , or of six or eight sides . ' The form of the edifice may be uniformly
the ...
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A VIMÁNA CONSISTING OF A SINGLE STORY . ( See Plate XXI . ) The breadth
of this vimána , which is measured between the two angular pillars , is divided
into six parts : two are given to the muc'hb'hadra ( or the * An ornament made in
the ...
A VIMÁNA CONSISTING OF A SINGLE STORY . ( See Plate XXI . ) The breadth
of this vimána , which is measured between the two angular pillars , is divided
into six parts : two are given to the muc'hb'hadra ( or the * An ornament made in
the ...
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which represent the plan and the front and side elevations of the vimána at Sri
Rangam , one of the earliest specimens of sacred architecture which the ancients
have left us in the South of India . The cupola or dome is crowned with four ...
which represent the plan and the front and side elevations of the vimána at Sri
Rangam , one of the earliest specimens of sacred architecture which the ancients
have left us in the South of India . The cupola or dome is crowned with four ...
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... to the cant'ha , one to the cupola , and a half to the pinnacle . A VIMÁNA
CONSISTING OF FOUR STORIES . ( See Plate XXXI . ) “ The height of the
vimána being divided into nineteen parts , one and a - half is given to the base ,
three to the ...
... to the cant'ha , one to the cupola , and a half to the pinnacle . A VIMÁNA
CONSISTING OF FOUR STORIES . ( See Plate XXXI . ) “ The height of the
vimána being divided into nineteen parts , one and a - half is given to the base ,
three to the ...
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Temples of five stories are found in various parts of southern India ; and the
design which accompanies , represents one at Rájaráyéswaram , in the province
of Tanjore . A VIMÁNA CONSISTING OF SEVEN STORIES . ( See Plate XXXIII . )
...
Temples of five stories are found in various parts of southern India ; and the
design which accompanies , represents one at Rájaráyéswaram , in the province
of Tanjore . A VIMÁNA CONSISTING OF SEVEN STORIES . ( See Plate XXXIII . )
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.
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| Title | Publications, Issue 35 Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Author | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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