Talamana

Talamana (Sanskrit: tāla māna) is a traditional system of Indian iconometry based on the Shilpa Shastras, which uses certain measurements and proportions in creating temple icons and images.

References

Siromoney, Gift; M. Bagavandas; S.Govindaraju (1980). "An iconometric study of Pallava sculptures". Kalakshetra Quarterly. 3 (2): 7–15.
Kramrisch, Stella; Raymond Burnier (1976). The Hindu Temple. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 309. ISBN 978-81-208-0224-7.
Wangu, Madhu Bazaz (1 January 2003). Images of Indian Goddesses: Myths, Meanings and Models. Abhinav Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-7017-416-5.
Gopinatha Rao, T. A (1920). Talamana, or, Iconometry : being a concise account of the measurements of Hindu images as given in the Agamas and other authoritative works, with illustrative drawings. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India ; no. 3. Calcutta: Supt. Govt. Print.

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