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In the *sapta* or seven-*tāla* measurement, the whole length of the image is seven times the height of the face which is generally twelve *aṅgulas* (9 inches) in the Indian system. This length is divided into 12×7=84 equal parts, of which the proportional distribution among the different limbs is explained at great length.