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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) v2.c14.s54.4
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The line drawn from the crown of the head (*śikhā-maṇi*, lit., crest-jewel) passes by the diadem and the head-dress, the middle of the forehead, the eye-brows. the nose, the chin, the neck, the chest (*hṛidaya*), the navel, the sex-organ, the thighs, between the knees, the ankles (*nalakas*), the heels, the soles of the feet and the two big toes. This is evidently drawn along the surface of the body in a perfectly erect or straight posture of the image. The other plumb-lines too touch different parts of the body; but they are not particularly mentioned here.