The rite of depositing a consecrated casket in the foundation of a temple before building, planting the seed of the garbhagriha that will rise above it.

Where this term appears

• Anatomy of a Hindu Temple: Gopuram to Garbhagriha Temples →

  When the foundation of the sanctum is laid, the texts of the tradition prescribe a rite called garbha-nyasa , the "placing of the embryo".

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