Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s2.16
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s2.16
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v2.c75.s2.16
(B) The three-fold classification of *Ācāra-Dinakara*, consists of (i) firstly the *Prāsāda-devatās*, such as those installed on pedestals, in fields, in a cave or on a platform (catvara) or in a temple or they belong to the liṅga (symbolic) or Svayambhu type etc; (ii) secondly *Kuladevīs* or Tāntric goddesses such as Caṇḍī, Kaṇṭheśvarī, Vyagrarāji etc., and (iii) thirdly the Sampradā -devatās such as Ambā, Tripurā, Tārā etc.