Talamana
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Talamana is a traditional system of India
n iconometry based on the Shilpa Shastras
which uses certain measurements and proportions in creating temple icons and images.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n iconometry based on the Shilpa Shastras
Shilpa Shastras
Shilpa Shastras is an umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe manual arts, the standards for religious Hindu iconography, prescribing among other things, the proportions of a sculptured figure, as well as rules of Hindu architecture.Sixty-four such arts or crafts, sometimes called ...
which uses certain measurements and proportions in creating temple icons and images.