Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.44

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c4.44

After the ground has been chosen with due regard to its qualities, the *sthapati*, in an auspicious moment, must cause the rites of purification to be performed, the prescribed oblations made, and consecrated water to be sprinkled on all sides, accompanied with invocations for the prosperity of the builder. The soil is then ploughed, certain ceremonies prescribed for this occasion also being observed.

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