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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s25.461

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s25.461

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Svakīyāṅguli-mānena mukhaṁ syād dva-daśāṅgulam |
Mukha-mānena karttavyā sarvāvayava-kalpanā ||
'The face (of one's statue in length) should be 12 aṅgulas (=9 inches), being measured with one's own finger. The whole body should be made symmetrical to the face'.
(Matsya-Purāṇa, chap. 258, v. 19).

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