शिल्पम् एवं प्रतिमा · Chapter Overview
From Vāstu Śāstra — The Science of Architecture, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this chapter covers | The same texts that govern buildings also govern sculpture. This chapter explains the tāla system — the face-length module that proportions a divine image, from its height in tālas to every limb, gesture and attribute. It shows how architecture and sculpture were one integrated canon: a shared standard that let a Cōḷa bronze and a Pallava stone image obey the same proportions.</pre>