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) v2.c15.s3.14

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.c15.s3.14

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In the *Bṛihat-saṁhitā*,⁴ a clear mention is made only of the Drāviḍa style in regard to the measurement of the face, although the other styles may be said to have been implied. It is stated that according to one's own aṅgula (finger's breadth) the face (of an image) should be twelve aṅgulas (nine inches) broad and long; but as stated by the architect Nagnajit the face should be twelve aṅgulas long and fourteen aṅgulas broad in the Drāviḍa style. Obviously, therefore, the former measurement refers to other existing styles or those which are not specified here.

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit