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The primary measurement (*ādi-māna*) refers to comparative measurement and is divided into nine kinds. The height of an image is determined firstly, by comparing it with the breadth (*tāra*) of the whole temple (*harmya*); secondly, with the height of the cella or sanctum (*garbha-gṛiha*); thirdly, with the height of the door (*dvāra-māna*); fourthly, with the measurement of the base (*adhishṭhāna*); fifthly, by expressing it in cubit (*hasta*); sixthly, in the *tāla* system;