Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.387
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.387
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DEVAPRATIṢṬHĀ. The sacred rite of installation of Devas (idols) in temples for which definite rules have been laid down by great ācāryas. According to the rules Vāsudevamūrti is to be installed in the centre of the pañcāyatanas. (the Śrī kovil—the sanctum sanctorium and the four paths used for the procession of the deity, around it). The mūrtis Vāmana, Narasimha, Hayagrīva and Varāha are to be installed in the zones