The six proportional formulas of the Shilpa texts to which a building's measurements must conform, as the talamana governs the proportions of a murti.

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• The Vastu-Purusha-Mandala: The Plan Behind the Temple Temples →

  For buildings, the texts use the ayadi-shadvarga , a set of six proportional formulas applied to a structure's dimensions.

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