Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.20

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.20

Now the long necklace, the **Vanamāla**, a garland of woodland flowers, is peculiar to Viṣṇu-Vāsudeva. It is defined (cf. Śabda-mālā) as :