does anyone have info on temple Agama SAAtrAm? A book on...

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If you have the book by Sathapathi it is fine if not

you may refer the Chapter III

 

Title:

"Indian sculpture & iconography : forms &

measurements"

 

Author: Sthapati V. Ganapati.

Sthapati; English rendering by Sashikala Ananth.

Publication info: Great Britain Mapin Intl Grantha

 

Table of Contents

I. Theory and Philosophy of Indian Iconography.

I. Different types of Divine Forms & Images.

II. Appreciation and Savouring of the Arts.

III. Relevance of the Agama Philosophy in Sculpture.

IV. The Form of the Lingam.

V. Spatial Flexions of Sculptural Images.

VI. The Various Postures of Sculptural Images.

VII. The Divine Dance Form.

VIII. The Language of Gestures.

IX. Ayadi Ganitam: Calculation of Beneficial Measures.

 

X. Opening the Eye of the Image –

II. Sculptural Varieties and Aesthetics.

XI. Coiffures and Head-Dresses.

XII. Ornaments.

XIII. Robes and Raiments.

XIV. Floral Motifs.

XV. Symbols and Weapons.

XVI. Animals and Birds.

XVII. Bronze Idols (Cast Images).

XVIII. Katusarkara Images (Stucco Images) –

II. Work Manual with detailed Measurements.

XIX. Systems of Measurement in traditional

Architecture and Sculpture.

XX. Determining the Heights of Divine Images.

XXI. Linear Measurements of Vaishnava Images.

XXII. Processional Images.

XXIII. The Six Axes of Measurement.

XXIV. Talamanam - Rhythmic Measure.

XXV. Different Types of Tala.

XXVI. Madhyama Dasatala (Medium Ten-part Measure).

XXVII. Adhama Dasatala (Smaller Ten-part Measure).

XXVIII. Navardhatala (Nine and half-part Measure).

XXIX. Navatala (Nine-part Measure).

XXX. Images of Devotees.

XXXI. Ashtatala (Eight-part Measure).

XXXII. Saptatala (Seven-part Measure).

XXXIII. Shattala (Six-part Measure).

XXXIV. Panchatala (Five-part Measure).

XXXV. Images of Yaksha and Vidyadhara.

XXXVI. The Remaining Tala. Vaastu Vedic Research

Foundation -- Sri Aurobindo Society.

 

--- Amuthan Arunkumar <aparyap wrote:

> SrImatE rAmAnujAya nama:

> SrImatE nigamAntamahAdESikAya nama:

>

> namo nArAyanAya,

>

> i am interested in knowing the Agama SAStram

> relating

> to the construction of vishnu temples (just out of

> curiosity). can anyone provide me some details about

> this?

>

> adiyEn,

> aparyAptAmrta dAsan.

 

 

 

 

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