| Vastu-purusa mandala |
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| • | A myth explains
the symbolic diagram (mandala): the |
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| gods in seeking
to impose order on chaos, forced the |
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| primeval man,
Purusa, into a square grid, the vastu-purusa |
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| mandala, whose
basic unit is the square pada |
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| • | Hindu temple is
the dwelling of the gods. It is based on the |
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| grid systems of
64 (8x8) and 81 (9x9) squares. |
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| • | Square is the
prefect shape for the ground plan. |
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| • | Priests perform
ritual of consecrations which connect |
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| between sexual
rites and fertility in Hindu architecture. |
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