The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.71

v2.c11.s1.71

Indian iconometry knows of 9 main varieties of proportions of the images ranging from 1 Tāla to 10 Tālas, corresponding to the following total number of aṅgulas successively : 12, 24, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108 and 120. The series is built up by adding 1 Tāla or 12 aṅgulas throughout. The total height, in each of the 9 types of proportionate measurement, is distributed in 9 divisions, face, neck, etc. (see Chart), in close correspondence to the Navatāla or standard type of 108 aṅgulas. Out of the nine varieties, the 4 types from Saptatāla to Daśatāla have the widest currency.