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The village called dandáca is quadrangular , and surrounded by a square wall . It
consists of from ... The streets at the extremities or near the walls have a single
row of houses ; the centre streets a double row , or one on each side . The space
...
The village called dandáca is quadrangular , and surrounded by a square wall . It
consists of from ... The streets at the extremities or near the walls have a single
row of houses ; the centre streets a double row , or one on each side . The space
...
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It has four streets of equal length on the four sides within the wall , meeting one
another at right angles , and two more ... Without the walls , ” continues our text , “
should be placed the shrines of the deities who preside over and defend the ...
It has four streets of equal length on the four sides within the wall , meeting one
another at right angles , and two more ... Without the walls , ” continues our text , “
should be placed the shrines of the deities who preside over and defend the ...
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It was constantly filled with female stage players ; it was beautiful with gardens
and groves of mango - trees , and enclosed with high walls . It was surrounded by
impassable ditches , and secured by fortifications difficult of assault by foreign ...
It was constantly filled with female stage players ; it was beautiful with gardens
and groves of mango - trees , and enclosed with high walls . It was surrounded by
impassable ditches , and secured by fortifications difficult of assault by foreign ...
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The thickness of the wall being divided into twelve equal parts , let five or six be
given to the door - frames or posts without ... closed by walls on all the sides but
the front , in which are the doors for entrance , approached by the front portico ...
The thickness of the wall being divided into twelve equal parts , let five or six be
given to the door - frames or posts without ... closed by walls on all the sides but
the front , in which are the doors for entrance , approached by the front portico ...
Page 51
Let a water - spout be made over the base on the back wall of the garb'hagriha ,
on the left side of the idol , either towards the east or the north , according as the
temple may face towards the south or the east . The thickness of the spout should
...
Let a water - spout be made over the base on the back wall of the garb'hagriha ,
on the left side of the idol , either towards the east or the north , according as the
temple may face towards the south or the east . The thickness of the spout should
...
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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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