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Another exclusively sculptural measure is that mentioned under (8), (9), namely, the height of an image as compared with the height of the worshipper (*yajamāna*), and the height of the riding animal (*vāhana*) as compared with the height of the main idol. Each of these admits of nine varieties. The height of an image may be equal to the full height of its worshipper, and may extend up to his hair-limit on the forehead (sometimes it is stated to be the eye-line), nose-tip, chin, arm-limit to the shoulder, breast, heart, navel, and sex organ. The height of the riding animal is in the same manner compared with the height of the main idol.¹