Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 3 - Temples
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闯补测腻惫补丑补
50 9
艢谤墨惫补迟蝉补
48 10
Vijaya
46 11
痴腻蝉迟耻办墨谤迟颈
44 12
艢谤耻迟颈帽箩补测补
42 13
驰补箩帽补产丑补诲谤补
40 14
痴颈艣腻濒补
38 15
厂耻艣濒颈蝉迟补
36 16
Satrumardana
=4
34 17
叠丑腻驳补辫补帽肠补
32 18
Nandana
30 19
惭腻苍补惫补
28 20
惭腻苍补产丑补诲谤补办补
26 21
厂耻驳谤墨惫补
24 22
Harita
22 23
贬补谤苍颈办腻谤补
20 24
Satardhika
18 25
Simha
16 26
厂测腻尘补产丑补诲谤补
14 27
Subhadra
12 121
PLAN OF THE MANDAPAS
The MP says that the plot for the mandapa should be divided into sixty-
four padas. The dv膩ra should be placed in the centre. The height of the
mandapa should be double the width and the kati (wall). Half of the total
area should be covered by the walls, one-fourth of the central portion
(encircled open space) should be taken as the scale for dv膩ra whose
height is the triple and width double of the scale. The jambs should be
