[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.7 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.7 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.7 - **Language:** English ### [c4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.7) ast \* A follower of Vishnu. \* In order that a more accurate idea may be formed of the subjects contained in this work, a particular description is given of the contents of each \*adhyáya\* as taken from the preface to be planted in Indra's heaven, and to supply all the wants of those who have the happiness of taking shelter under it The forty-sixth chapter treats of \*Abhishécas\* or ablutionary rites, by which images are sanctified, the forty-seventh of jewels and ornaments worn by the gods and mortals, the forty-eighth of statues of \*Brahma\* and other deities, the forty-ninth of the \*Lingam\* the emblem of \*Siva\*, the fiftieth of seats and forms raised for the reception of images, the fifty-first of the form of \*Sacti\* the goddess of nature, the fifty-second and fifty-third of the images worshipped by the \*Bauddhas\* and \*Jainas\*, the fifty-fourth describes the statues of \*Yecshas\*, \*Vidyádharas\*, and other choristers, the fifty-fifth those of the saints or holy men, the fifty-sixth and fifty-seventh those of the \*Devas\* or gods, with their respective vehicles, and the fifty-eighth concludes with rules for chiselling the eyes of the statue, and the ceremonies to be performed on the occasion. - [Previous: c4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.6) - [Next: c4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.8) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.7) · Pramāṇa