The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.83
The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.83
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v2.c11.s1.83
The Indian system of proportionate measurement of the body of the image is based on number, organically correlated to the body of man and its main divisions, a face length being the module. From this system, laid down as Navatāla, modifications ramify; while they maintain its principle as far as possible, they also have recourse to the lesser unit of measurement, the aṅgula (1 Tāla = 12 aṅgulas), according to which a more mechanical subdivision of the total height is effected.³²