Talamana
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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.
See also
[edit]- Artistic canons of body proportions#Classical India
- Hindu iconography
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
- Dr G Gnanananda, "Sri Kashyapa Shilpa Shastram (3 volumes): Shilpa Shastra on Shiva, published by Shilpakala Academy, Bengaluru"
- Wangu, Madhu Bazaz (1 January 2003). Images of Indian Goddesses: Myths, Meanings and Models. Abhinav Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-7017-416-5.
- Dr G Gnanananda, "Pratima Lakshana - complete information on the characteristics of gods like Ganesh, Skanda, Aiyappa and Brahma for carving idols:, Bangalore.
- Dr G Gnanananda, "Adranareeshvara Sampradayika shilpa (2019) : Iconography and traditional sculptural qualities, characteristic and methodologies are explained in detail" Sanskriti Sahithya Pratisthana, Publications, Bangalore"
- 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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