Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study)
by R. Suthashi | 2010 | 31,491 words
This study deals with the iconography found in the Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana: Sanskrit books dealing Temple-construction and Shilpa-Shastra: the ancient Indian science of of arts and crafts.—The Prayoga-Manjari was written by Ravi of Matharakula in the 10th century AD whereas the Shaivagama-Nibandhana is authored by Murari-Bhatta from ...
Notes for chapter 5
Notes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Here the reference to Divyangana most probably refers to Devadasis. Keraliyarute Devatasamkalpam, p. 43 Ibid., p. 139 The idea was presented by the traditional mural artist, K. U. Krishnakumar, Guruvayur Chumarchitra Pathanakendra, Guruvayur, Thrissur, while the present scholar had a discussion with him in his house. A Handbook of Kerala, Vol. I, p. 250. *** 166