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    Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: शिल्प शास्त्र śilpa śāstra) literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts). It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous...
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  • astronomy Mahayana Buddhist Shastras Samudrika Shastra Shilpa Shastra Vaimānika Shāstra Dharmaśāstra Kamashastra (Kama Shastra) Yoga Vasistha Mokshopaya...
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    related to Vastu Shastra. Aranmula Kottaram Dowsing Feng shui Geomancy Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad Ley line Shilpa Shastras Tajul muluk R Arya...
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    was planned. 14 models were designed according to Agama Shashtra and Shilpa Shastras. 3 models were shortlisted, and improvements were made using 3D scanning...
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    Jain and Hindu temples in India. The composition is laid down in the Shilpa Shastras, a collection of ancient texts that describe arts, crafts, and their...
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    Hindu temple murti and jewelry. The composition is laid down in the Shilpa shastras, a collection of ancient texts that describe arts, crafts, and their...
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    Venkateshwara’s abode. This stone temple is constructed as per traditional Shilpa shastras (designs as mentioned in scriptures) in the Dravidian style of architecture...
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    'Shikarbaddha' mandir, built according to principles laid out in the Shilpa Shastras, Hindu texts prescribing standards of sacred architecture. Within the...
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    roof which accorded with the desire for classical proportions. In Shilpa Shastras, the ancient Indian science of sculpture, a parapet is known as hāra...
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    Nayaka rulers followed the Hindu texts on architecture called the Shilpa Shastras in redesigning the temple city plan and the Meenakshi temple. The city...
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    their patron god at present. Vishvakarma Puja Vishvakarma (caste) Shilpa Shastras Great Architect of the Universe Vishwakarmas The Poem of Angkor Wat...
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    gestures include the Puranas, Agamas and Samhitas particularly the Shilpa Shastras. The expressions in a Murti vary in diverse Hindu traditions, ranging...
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    The Mānasāra, also known as Manasa or Manasara Shilpa Shastra, is an ancient Sanskrit treatise on Indian architecture and design. Organized into 70 adhyayas...
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    when produced properly, are made according to the design rules of the Shilpa Shastras. They recommend materials, measurements, proportions, decoration, and...
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  • tāla māna) is a traditional system of Indian iconometry based on the Shilpa Shastras, which uses certain measurements and proportions in creating temple...
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    also in other regional languages. These texts include the Vastu shastras, Shilpa Shastras, the Brihat Samhita, architectural portions of the Puranas and...
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    organization. There has been media coverage of well-known visitors including Shilpa Shetty, Manisha Koirala, Hrithik Roshan, Rakesh Roshan, designer Donna Karan...
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  • Thumbnail for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston
    ‘Shikarbaddha’ mandir, built according to principles laid out in the Shilpa Shastras, Hindu texts prescribing standards of sacred architecture. Within the...
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    prepared by the Sompuras in 2020, per the Hindu texts, the Vastu shastra and the Shilpa shastras. The temple will be 250 feet (76 m) wide, 380 feet (120 m)...
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    architectural principles of Hindu temples in India are described in Shilpa Shastras and Vastu Sastras. The Hindu culture has encouraged aesthetic independence...
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  • also in other regional languages. These texts include the Vastu shastras, Shilpa Shastras, the Brihat Samhita, architectural portions of the Puranas and...
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    Dhanurveda Gandharvaveda Sthapatyaveda Shastras, sutras, and samhitas Dharma Shastra Artha Śastra Shilpa Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras...
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    Dhanurveda Gandharvaveda Sthapatyaveda Shastras, sutras, and samhitas Dharma Shastra Artha Śastra Shilpa Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras...
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    largest of its kind in Illinois and was constructed in accordance to the Shilpa shastras. The mandir complex spreads over 27 acres and includes the mandir and...
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    As applied in Hindu temple architecture, it is influenced by the Shilpa Shastras, a series of foundational texts whose basic mythological form is the...
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    include the Kao Gong Ji of China from the 7th–5th centuries BC; the Shilpa Shastras of ancient India; Manjusri Vasthu Vidya Sastra of Sri Lanka and Araniko...
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  • kept at Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. By 6th century – Shilpa Shastras is written. Early 6th century – first academy of the east the Academy...
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    The tree also finds mention in the Sanskrit text Mānāsara, part of Shilpa Shastras. Another story says that Kalpavriksha was located on earth and was...
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    California Country United States Architecture Type North Indian / Shilpa Shastras Creator Pramukh Swami Maharaj / BAPS Completed December 2012 Website...
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  • Sattvika Bhavas. In the Indian theories on sculpture and architecture (Shilpa Shastras), the rasa theories, in part, drive the forms, shapes, arrangements...
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