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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) v7.c47.2846

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) v7.c47.2846

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DEHA-LABDHĀṄGULA (*see* under AṄGULA)—A measure equal to one of the equal parts into which the whole height of the statue of a god (or of the master and sometimes of the sculptor too) is divided according to the tāla measures. This is employed in measuring the sculptural objects like the image of a god or man. (*Suprabhedāgama*, XXX, 5, 6, 9; *see* under AṄGULA.)

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