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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) v4.c29.s5.46
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The *chitrāṅga*, *ardha-chitrāṅga* and *ābhāsāṅga* are said to be the three kinds of images. That of which all the limbs are made visible is called the *chitra* (high relief), that of which half the limbs are visible is called the *ardha-chitra* (middle relief), and that of which one-quarter limbs are visible is called the *ābhāsa* (low or bas-relief). But the *ābhāsa* images may be otherwise made (painted) on a tablet or a wall with five colours.